adjust
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More than 24,000 people have signed a petition calling for the city to investigate the bills and adjust the tiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Medicare’s open-enrollment period officially starts on Thursday, allowing beneficiaries to adjust their health insurance plans or find new options altogether.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Feeling overwhelmed by stress or struggling to adjust when things go wrong?
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Suffering glaucoma, with failing eyesight, she was unable to even do basic things like adjust the controls on her air conditioner.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The room was pitch-black, and I crouched, waiting for my eyes to adjust.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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The utility adjusts the rates based on its costs before billing customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Working inside a refrigerated metal chamber, she carefully adjusts a mounted tumor, roughly the size of a pinkie fingernail, toward a sharp cutting blade.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
A team monitoring the livestreams guides the hosts and adjusts the featured products they talk about in real-time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The US Open was meant to salvage Sabalenka's season - but she must now regroup as she adjusts to her position as world number two.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
He adjusts his stance until his feet are planted wide, bows his head so that his hair obscures his face, and holds the microphone up in the air in one hand—classic rock star pose.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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Analysts polled by FactSet had expected adjusted earnings of 66 cents a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
I adjusted my button-down collar in my hallway mirror, having agreed to meet Barry at Outback Steakhouse in La Habra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The sales projections are adjusted to calendar years for companies whose fiscal reporting periods don’t match the calendar.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service calculates tax due on your Social Security based on your “combined income,” which consists of your adjusted gross income, tax-exempt interest, and half of your annual Social Security benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
He entered and peered around as his eyes adjusted to the light.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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He also spoke about the early days of adjusting to a new club and home, something he describes as "really difficult".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Skydance shares are adjusting to the distribution of warrants that give eligible shareholders the right to buy stock at $12 a share.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Students who reported less healthy behaviors, including frequent fast food consumption and insufficient sleep, tended to show greater psychological rigidity, meaning they had more difficulty adjusting their thoughts and behaviors when circumstances changed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
With that being said, economists typically measure historic wealth as a share of GDP instead of adjusting by standard consumer price inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
She leaned back, adjusting her hat, and stared long at Omakayas.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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