adjustment
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McManus said his experience with the Packers — in 2024 he joined them near midseason — would help him make a quick adjustment to the Rams and snapper Joe Cardona and holder Evans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
We don’t know how much less, only that some combination of conservation and adjustment will be necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The company also recorded an $80.7 billion net loss for the first half of 2026, which it said reflects an accounting adjustment related to financing agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Although nearly impossible to appreciate at a human scale, such a small adjustment can make an important difference when a telescope is designed to study objects across vast cosmic distances.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Levi’s car was well made; the only adjustment it required between heats was “a drop of oil on each wheel bearing.”
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
The adjustments the Mets asked him to make, he said, were “a little different” than the ones that reversed the course of his season with the Rays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
More than 6,000 women were interviewed for the inquiry and 94% said employers lacked a good understanding of endometriosis, and half received no workplace adjustments.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The flows and liquidity note from JPMorgan, published Wednesday, tells investors, then, that, while near-term headwinds are in place still, these positioning adjustments might now contain the downside.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The latest quarter included 26 cents a share in acquisition-accounting adjustments and 11 cents a share in restructuring and other nonrecurring items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
“I should think so. Let’s give this a few days. Check in with me on Friday after you’ve interacted a bit. We can make any necessary adjustments after that.”
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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