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adjustment

[uh-juhst-muhnt] / əˈdʒʌst mənt /




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The Social Security Administration increased its cost-of-living adjustment by 5.9% in 2021, and 8.7% in 2022.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

But that adjustment will come too late for this building season.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

There are currently more than a million legal immigrants waiting for approval on their adjustment of status green card applications, according to the Cato Institute's director of immigration studies.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

For some people, the wrong adjustment could increase stress on the knee rather than reduce it.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Shin’s adjustment to life in the United States had not been easy.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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