readjust
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Jon Long, a chip shop owner in Wimborne, Dorset, charges just over that and said he has had to readjust prices but is "looking at revisiting portion sizes."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Lakers have used 16 different starting lineups in 29 games and have to readjust their rotation again in Reaves’ absence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
If that happens, investors must buy the stock at those put strikes, or readjust the position with some trading.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
But sportsbooks can suspend wagering or halt bettors’ ability to cash out of winning bets—which often happens precisely at game-changing moments, as bookmakers readjust the odds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2025
She paused to readjust Chicken’s arms, which clung to her neck in a way that made breathing difficult.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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“The system” readjusts itself so it can always work in some rough way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Strategic petroleum reserves designed to calm markets after a major supply shock may remain unused because the market calms and readjusts on its own.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
The little help he’s able to offer when he readjusts a fallen flag makes his day.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024
As he readjusts his pyjamas, his left hand reveals three missing fingers.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2023
He pulls the bun up around it like a cardigan, takes a tiny bite, readjusts the bun, and starts all over again.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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But at the same time the Treasury has readjusted the rateable values of commercial property, meaning some businesses will be faced with bigger bills overall.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
At the time, the “prestige” class of television that had attracted movie stars for years was dying as networks and streamers cut budgets and readjusted their aim for big hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
“It was a found object that we readjusted to our purposes, kind of like the character,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
The rules are complicated, but the gist is simple: Payments are based on your earnings and family size and readjusted each year.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
It spiked in shafts through the apocalypse of smoke and dust as the citadel’s new center of gravity readjusted to the three remaining supports.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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The market might not be imploding so much as readjusting as the tech industry succumbs to more realistic expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Investors are readjusting their risk budget right now in a risk-off mood on Friday, and that the AI momentum is now becoming AI anxiety,” said Brian Mulberry, chief market strategist at Zacks Investment Management.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
Current economic policymakers could "hardly guide the work of readjusting the country's industry as a whole and upgrading it technologically", Kim warned.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
I assume a third timeline, at some point, would touch on readjusting to life after the rescue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
No one says anything, but there’s a lot of feet shuffling and readjusting in seats.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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