adjusted
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While hourly wages rose a seasonally adjusted 3.6% on the year through April, the pace has mostly slowed over the past four years as hiring cooled from a postpandemic hot streak.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The company posted an adjusted loss of 25 cents a share in the first quarter, an improvement on last year’s per-share loss of 38 cents and analysts’ consensus estimate for a loss of 36 cents.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Oil doesn’t usually trade for about $100 a barrel, and plane tickets have gotten cheaper over the past 30 years, adjusted for inflation.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
He bought a bottle of rosé, posed for photos with Delilah and Sarmiento and went off — but not before a staffer adjusted the back of his collar.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Ray nodded, but he looked unsure and adjusted a knob on the receiver.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Vocabulary lists containing adjusted
"The Fun They Had"
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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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