adjustment
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Without adjustment, Mississippi moved from tied for last to the national average in fourth grade reading and math in 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
A "fundamental adjustment of the global workforce capability is necessary" to safeguard the competitiveness of the company, which faces shifting demand and technological change.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Notably, long-term inflation expectations have remained anchored, with the bond market instead passing on the adjustment through higher real rates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The maneuver, Jacobsen said, clearly wasn’t just a technical adjustment, but “an attempt to try to tame the moves” in yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
I closed the door and was about to pedal back home, when Mr. Scanlon, the school adjustment counselor, walked out of the bookstore.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Harvard University economist Stefanie Stantcheva has found that people tend to view pay increases not as adjustments their employers are making to keep up with inflation, but instead as due to their efforts at work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Following those adjustments, the increased risk ranged from 24% to 31%.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
“While this does not completely clear Meta of other outstanding lawsuits, we believe the financial details and platform adjustments are relatively benign,” Baird analyst Colin Sebastian wrote in a Wednesday note.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Politicians are big enough to say ‘Stop’ and to make adjustments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
It was clear that I had to make some adjustments.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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