adjustment
Example Sentences
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Rising consumer inflation has a silver lining for retirees: It could raise their cost-of-living adjustment as well.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Those receiving Social Security won’t find out the actual cost-of-living adjustment until October.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
With individual TIPS, the inflation adjustment builds over time as an increase in principal value that isn’t realized until maturity or sale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Inside Safe providers acknowledged that motel rooms can be a huge adjustment, leaving people feeling lonely and isolated.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
And about then she found an adjustment being made in her mind, as the word creatures became the word people.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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