adjustment
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Lucy said the only adjustment currently being offered was extra time, despite her dyscalculia diagnosis.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The cost-of-living adjustment is based on CPI-W, which gives more weight to food, apparel, and transportation costs.
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
In either case, the adjustment is taxable outside a retirement account.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The old man performed his usual adjustment of spectacles and peered at the paper.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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