adjust
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“If you got another job at $150,000, you’d still be financially independent if you’d be able to adjust your budget.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
“The Constitution is an enduring document,” wrote Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, but its rules and meaning must adjust to “modern situations that were unknown or unanticipated by the Constitution’s Framers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
First-quarter comparable sales, which adjust for store openings and closings, rose 35%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
"They spend a larger share of their income on essentials, limiting their ability to adjust spending in response to higher prices," it said.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
“You might want to take some time to adjust to this information. To fully grasp it.”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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The Nasdaq adjusts index weights by a company’s so-called free-float, or the number of shares available to trade publicly, capping the weight at three times a company’s float-adjusted market capitalization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The company builds an AI-powered "personal sweat index" for users that adjusts the expected results based on factors like their demographic background and the ambient temperature.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
When confronted with an undeniable fact — in this case, thousands of people booing a sitting president — the healthy human mind adjusts its understanding of reality.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Instead of focusing only on immune switches, they are studying how the body adjusts the strength of inflammation by controlling the release and buildup of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
He sees my gesture and quickly adjusts his posture.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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Ericsson missed consensus on revenue and gross profit, but posted a beat on adjusted Ebita due to efficiency measures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Looking ahead, the bank raised its guidance for net interest income to $105.5 billion from $103 billion, while also raising its outlook for adjusted expenses to $107.5 billion from $105 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The company’s adjusted earnings of $2.93 per share also fell short of the FactSet consensus for $3.01.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Even more importantly, the researchers demonstrated that these edge states can be adjusted by changing the strain, offering a practical way to tune the material's electronic behavior for future technologies.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Uncle Jet, meanwhile, adjusted the tilt so that the posts were upright and then packed the sands at the base.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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He kept fine-tuning his delivery and adjusting his pitch mix, right through a rough patch in late May, and into a consistent June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
You can shift when you pay your taxes by adjusting your withholding, but you generally can’t reduce your overall tax bill simply by withholding more or less.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Xbox Chief Executive Asha Sharma is cutting games, investing in popular franchises, and adjusting Game Pass pricing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
After adjusting for factors that can also influence brain health, including age, education level, and physical activity, the researchers found a consistent pattern.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
Flustered by the photographer prowling around adjusting his lens, Gordon began to read, “Mice are rodents. They gnaw things and they multiply rapidly.”
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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