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[uh-juhst] / əˈdʒʌst /




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The ability to adjust that motion through temperature and magnetic fields also provides an additional way to influence how superconductors behave.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Medicare’s open-enrollment period officially starts on Thursday, allowing beneficiaries to adjust their health insurance plans or find new options altogether.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Suffering glaucoma, with failing eyesight, she was unable to even do basic things like adjust the controls on her air conditioner.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Power is supplied wirelessly from outside the body, allowing doctors or patients to adjust the stimulation in real time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

You adjust your shoulders, swing back, lift your legs, hook on the bar.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"The Atlas reveals that the brain constantly adjusts its lipids to meet the body's changing needs."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

A team monitoring the livestreams guides the hosts and adjusts the featured products they talk about in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Cesci Burgoyne, a nurse based in Sydney, Australia who is also a qualified personal trainer and nutritionist, adjusts her training depending on how she feels in her cycle.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Social Security adjusts your benefit at FRA to account for those months during which your benefits were withheld because of excess earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Most of them barely glance at us, but eventually, an old man shuffles up, adjusts his dusty white turban, and leans on his cane.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

I adjusted my button-down collar in my hallway mirror, having agreed to meet Barry at Outback Steakhouse in La Habra.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Internal Revenue Service calculates tax due on your Social Security based on your “combined income,” which consists of your adjusted gross income, tax-exempt interest, and half of your annual Social Security benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The trend measure—a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts—was little changed for the month, nudging up 0.6% to 250,411, Canada’s national housing agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The sales projections are adjusted to calendar years for companies whose fiscal reporting periods don’t match the calendar.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Now, as his eyes adjusted to the dark he made out a faint edge of light.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

He also spoke about the early days of adjusting to a new club and home, something he describes as "really difficult".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The French erected the Eiffel Tower more quickly and cheaply, even after adjusting for inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Skydance shares are adjusting to the distribution of warrants that give eligible shareholders the right to buy stock at $12 a share.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Students who reported less healthy behaviors, including frequent fast food consumption and insufficient sleep, tended to show greater psychological rigidity, meaning they had more difficulty adjusting their thoughts and behaviors when circumstances changed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

He was having a difficult time adjusting to being alone.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg


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