In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
LAXATIONS
Noun
laxations
plural of laxation
Source: Wiktionary
LAXATION
Lax*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. laxatio, fr. laxare to loosen, fr. laxus loose, slack.]
Definition: The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CORRECTION
(noun) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
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