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[uh-juhst] / əˈdʒʌst /




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Over the next three months, Roman will deploy its antenna, adjust its course, and power on its two instruments: JPL’s planet hunter and a night-sky surveyor called the Wide Field Instrument.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

For millennia, people have transformed landscapes, forcing wildlife to adjust to cities, farms, roads, and other human activity.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

They learn to make a pitch, hear no, adjust and try again.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

His parents had made a tough decision to abandon everything they knew to adapt to a changing world, and now it was Golesh’s turn to adjust to football’s shifting landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

“Well, didn’t you skip ahead a grade this year? That’s a lot for a student to adjust to. And no school year is ever perfect. No person is ever perfect.”

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

All eyes have been on Justin Herbert this offseason as he adjusts to Mike McDaniel’s new-look offense.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Deliveries are expected to fall between 3% and 7% on year from a previous forecast of flat unit deliveries, as the company adjusts expectations for the weakening Chinese market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

ARMs have a fixed, typically lower mortgage rate for the first three, five or seven years, after which the rate adjusts regularly.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 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

She adjusts her thick black-framed glasses over her very freckle-specked nose.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Brook adjusted his game to the situation before he was out for 34, superbly caught up to the stumps by wicketkeeper Muhammad Rizwan.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Researchers adjusted calorie intake for each person so that participants in all three groups would lose about 10% of their body weight.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

He adjusted to the pass rush by scrambling up the middle for gains of 11 and 15 yards.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted earnings were 94 cents a share.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

I’m glad that you children have adjusted to life with your new father and are participating in family activities.”

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

Admitting to being starstruck in the locker room at Roland Garros by the likes of Alexander Zverev, Samuel is slowly adjusting to his new surroundings.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

For centuries the finest medical minds harped on attuning a balance among the four humors—sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic—in tender young constitutions by adjusting the proportions of hot-cold and moist-dry elements in the diet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Study author Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe said the results indicate that the body may already be adjusting to changes in the composition of the atmosphere.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

Looking ahead: “There are few signs that consumer spending is wavering,” said chief economist Richard Moody of Regions Financial, “even adjusting for the effects of higher prices.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Clare picked his way across the clearing, adjusting his hood to shroud his face.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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