adjustment

Example Sentences

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The adjustment did not change the trajectory of their path, the agency said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 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

The thinking went that they needed a year of adjustment to get a handle on their coursework.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

That adjustment increases the amount that Nasdaq 100 index funds must buy when they add the new issue to their holdings, after the 15th day of trading.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

It is invariably saddening to look through new eyes at things upon which you have expended your own powers of adjustment.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald