adjustment
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His mental adjustment on how to react to failure, combined with a conditioning program that led him to lose 10 pounds and become faster and stronger, created a spring environment sending him into rarefied air.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
A small adjustment in wages can have catastrophic consequences.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
"That simple adjustment was enough to reverse anxiety-related and social deficit behaviors, which is remarkable," says Álvaro García, first author of the study.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
After a period of adjustment before seeing the chair as freedom, Bethany was able to go clubbing in her final year of university and get out into the parks of Cardiff.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Mass entertainment is another matter, and when Hollywood took up the class theme, which it did in the 1930s, it made a crucial adjustment.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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