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adjustment

[uh-juhst-muhnt] / əˈdʒʌst mənt /




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The original study included only 68 participants, all of whom had mild to moderate osteoarthritis affecting the inner knee and demonstrated that at least one tested walking adjustment could reduce their joint loading.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

That move was smaller than April’s adjustment, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore citing continued heightened uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

This slight adjustment, suggested by Ken Tropin, chairman of the firm which he founded in 1994, had a positive contribution in a few asset classes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

"It's not a massive adjustment that the majority of people are asking for."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Even the small things—my foot on the gas pedal, the amount of space I have to leave around me in the halls—require major adjustment.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

Automatic annual adjustments to Social Security started in 1975 as a way to protect beneficiaries from losing their buying power to inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

And that says nothing of the mechanical adjustments and efforts to make the carousel ADA accessible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Still, the prospect of relieving pain while potentially slowing cartilage deterioration makes personalized walking adjustments an intriguing addition to the available treatment options.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Hammack prefers smaller, more frequent interest-rate adjustments over larger ones to help businesses prepare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

I take out my sketchbook and make some last adjustments to my flyer.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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