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readjust

[ree-uh-juhst] / ˌri əˈdʒʌst /


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Dr Phil Hopkins, intensive care consultant at King's, says feeling the natural elements is part of helping patients readjust when they've been "ripped from their reality" and institutionalised in hospital.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

After that there would be new rounds of negotiations to readjust cuts every two years.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

If that happens, investors must buy the stock at those put strikes, or readjust the position with some trading.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

But sportsbooks can suspend wagering or halt bettors’ ability to cash out of winning bets—which often happens precisely at game-changing moments, as bookmakers readjust the odds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2025

Mr. Taylor remained exactly in the same position he had taken when he arrived, like a person too cold to readjust his body even to get closer to the fire.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

Here are some of the things to watch as the oil market readjusts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Strategic petroleum reserves designed to calm markets after a major supply shock may remain unused because the market calms and readjusts on its own.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

The little help he’s able to offer when he readjusts a fallen flag makes his day.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024

As he readjusts his pyjamas, his left hand reveals three missing fingers.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2023

Frank S. takes a drink from the water fountain, readjusts his toga, and walks out the front doors.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

But at the same time the Treasury has readjusted the rateable values of commercial property, meaning some businesses will be faced with bigger bills overall.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

At the time, the “prestige” class of television that had attracted movie stars for years was dying as networks and streamers cut budgets and readjusted their aim for big hits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

But that history is constantly being readjusted and reconfigured depending on the narrator’s state of mind and the different versions they’re confronted with when they bump up against other people’s memories and narratives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025

Most other income-driven repayment plans, where payments are readjusted each year based on earnings and household size, forgive any remaining balance after a set number of years, usually 20.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

It felt like her life had been completely readjusted.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Adjustable-rate mortgages offer a lower fixed rate for a period of time—usually between three and 10 years—before readjusting to whatever rates are at the time that period ends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

I think we just need a little bit of readjusting towards the middle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

“Investors are readjusting their risk budget right now in a risk-off mood on Friday, and that the AI momentum is now becoming AI anxiety,” said Brian Mulberry, chief market strategist at Zacks Investment Management.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

Current economic policymakers could "hardly guide the work of readjusting the country's industry as a whole and upgrading it technologically", Kim warned.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

The man pulled drumsticks from his vest pocket and gave a practice rat-a-tat run before readjusting some buckets.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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