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adjustable

[uh-juhs-tuh-buhl] / əˈdʒʌs tə bəl /


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Today, adjustable rate mortgages comprise around 5% of active mortgages, and they are less risky because of greater regulation and higher lending standards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The largest category consists of people who took out seven-year fixed-period adjustable rate mortgages in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Engineers activated its light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, which function as adjustable light sources that can produce different colors and brightness levels under commands from Earth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Beam boasts 501 billion parameters, or adjustable numerical values.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The marked papers were collected and brought to the printer who had a hand press containing an adjustable date apparatus, and racks of slugs before her.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith


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