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adjustment

[uh-juhst-muhnt] / əˈdʒʌst mənt /




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If you are 65 or older and on Medicare, Roth conversions interact with Medicare premiums through the Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

The number of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notices—the required notification of planned layoffs required of employers—have been trending down over the past three months, according to data External link from Revelio Labs.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

An October Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notice, filed late last year, said 62 employees would be laid off.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

The EU climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, admitted that the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism was “too broad” and “too clunky.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

During the Depression, he had served as an official in the New Deal's Agricultural Adjustment Administration, and he later moved on to a senior post at the US State Department.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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