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readjust

[ree-uh-juhst] / ˌri əˈdʒʌst /


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What followed were weeks of rehab and therapy as he tried to readjust to life back home in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

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

Holed up at a rental home in Colts Neck, N.J., in late 1981, Bruce has just finished a tour and is trying to readjust to the quiet, which is just too loud.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2025

"The job situation is really, really challenging in mainland China, so I think a lot of young people have to really readjust their expectations," says Professor Zhang Jun from the City University of Hong Kong.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2025

As I tried to readjust my body, I knocked Dr. Begbie’s clipboard off my lap and into the crook of my left arm.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

“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

Auguste's mother, Duchesse Georgiana, readjusts the crown on Charlotte's head and admires the glittering scepter in her lap.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

State officials said they will continue to reasses supplies as more storms come, and the allocation could be readjusted in mid-March.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2024

Yes, the distribution of financial resources will need to be readjusted to accommodate an aging population for a few decades.

From Seattle Times Jul. 28, 2023

“I got it,” she said as she readjusted the tray and slammed the car door shut with her thigh.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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

It releases the Black online community from the stress of the interloping gaze from non-Black users, readjusting the idea of what Black performativity is online.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2023

“You’re a mess,” she mutters, readjusting the faded purple faja around my waist and then, in frustration, unwrapping the entire wide ribbon.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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