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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

Losing in this year's Roland Garros semi-finals – early by her previous standards – meant she had longer to prepare on the surface, helping her quickly readjust improve her confidence and game.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2025

Jean Louise was unable to readjust herself to calls at six in the morning, Mary Webster’s Hour.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

“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

The tubing running from the oxygen tank behind him to his nose jostles around and he readjusts it, setting it back in its proper place.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Downgrading the highly symbolic parade, which has already been readjusted in recent years, is a blow to that political strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

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

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

She slowly let her hands fall away and opened her eyes, blinking as they readjusted.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

In light of the still-ongoing backlash, one may reasonably wonder whether Sony made a severe miscalculation here, and whether it may end up listening to the fans and readjusting accordingly.

From Slate Jul. 7, 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

Pettit and the two Russian cosmonauts will now spend some time readjusting to gravity.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2025

“Nothing that ain’t already happened,” I say, talking to the ground and readjusting the rucksack.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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