adjust
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Starbucks reached 99% product availability last quarter by allowing stores to adjust algorithm-based food ordering forecasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"It has taken me some time to understand the diagnosis, to adjust to it, and to decide how much I wanted to say about it publicly," Simon wrote.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“People can decide where to go on vacation or not. Those are easier to adjust and cancel or dial back. But those required or necessary expenses are there, and they are very hard to adjust.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Farmers will be expected to adjust where they spread fertiliser and slurry accordingly, and introduce other mitigation measures to improve soil health and protect rivers.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Well, didn’t you skip ahead a grade this year? That’s a lot for a student to adjust to. And no school year is ever perfect. No person is ever perfect.”
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
ARMs have a fixed, typically lower mortgage rate for the first three, five or seven years, after which the rate adjusts regularly.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
She pulls a hand-held camera from her purse, adjusts her soft curls, and applies a fresh coat of lip gloss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The company builds an AI-powered "personal sweat index" for users that adjusts the expected results based on factors like their demographic background and the ambient temperature.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Under healthy conditions, mitochondria form a highly dynamic network that adjusts continuously to changing energy needs.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
She constantly touches her hair and adjusts her makeup like a swan preening in the sunshine.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Exxon reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $3.52 a share on sales of $104.7 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Stripping out one-time items, adjusted earnings were 89 cents a share, a penny shy of the consensus estimate from analysts polled by FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Meanwhile, adjusted EPS rose to $3.52 from $2.09 in the first quarter but missed the average analyst estimate compiled by FactSet of $3.56.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings were 99 cents, ahead of the 95 cents anticipated by analysts, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Swanson gradually adjusted to the environment, so unlike the volcanoes he was used to in Hawaii.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
She was adjusting to a new country, new culture, and a loneliness that came from being far from the sounds and language she understood.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
No one in his or her right mind would choose to convert, though, because the U.S. stocks trade at a fat premium to the price in Korea, after adjusting for the currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Looked at another way, adjusting $100,000 in the late 1990s for inflation also equals roughly $210,000 today.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
By adjusting the conditions that shape the light field, scientists may be able to precisely control the size, shape, and behavior of optical skyrmions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
But for those who crossed the border without inspection, adjusting status is almost impossible due to their illegal entry.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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