adjust
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Players and referees will need to adjust to several new rules being rolled out at the World Cup, including teams being required to make substitutions inside 10 seconds to prevent time-wasting.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Attempting to adjust your gold exposure in response to external factors is most likely a fool’s errand.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Whether you're navigating a job interview, meeting someone for the first time, or responding to an unexpected challenge, success often depends on your ability to adjust your behavior.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
So did suspicions that if yields got too high, the Treasury could respond by selling fewer bonds or even buying some back, or the Fed could adjust the size of its bondholdings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
She'd assured me I'd adjust to him being gone, but two years later Mo still felt as real as ever.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing adjust
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