adjust
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Parents supervising a teen account would get daily notifications of time spent, prompts to review settings and the power to adjust school hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Epigenetic mechanisms can adjust how strongly genes are turned on or off without altering the underlying DNA sequence.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
New Keynesians like Mankiw adapted the Keynesian model to include this expectations phenomenon, while maintaining that prices and wages in the real world adjust slowly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Take what happens to the predictive power of the price-to-earnings, or P/E, ratio when you adjust it according to prevailing interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
I walk out into the courtyard, and when my eyes adjust to the darkness, I hide the parchment deep in one of the crevices in the wall surrounding our house.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
All eyes have been on Justin Herbert this offseason as he adjusts to Mike McDaniel’s new-look offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
In 2026 there have been multiple hits to production worldwide and to accommodate for this, Price adjusts his global mine supply forecast by 3.5% every year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
As the surrounding environment adjusts, these impurities still undergo slight movements.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Bathed in daylight from a window and the interior refraction of a mirror, a young woman adjusts her necklace and studies her image.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She pumps my bag with one hand, adjusts my IV and my monitors with the other.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
Stripping out the gain on investments, Salesforce’s adjusted earnings would be $3.37 a share.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
For the current third quarter, Okta expects revenue of $813 million to $817 million and adjusted earnings of 92 cents to 94 cents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Nvidia beat analyst estimates on revenue and adjusted earnings, but shares were trading slightly lower in after-hours trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
For the current quarter, Salesforce expects sales of $11.42 billion to $11.5 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $3.42 to $3.44.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Penelope adjusted her hat to cover as much of her hair as possible, for she knew the dark hair made her face look sallow by comparison.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
After four years, you are clearly still adjusting to this new normal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Historically, Treasurys yielded less than AAA-corporate bonds, even after adjusting for default risk, but since 2022, that advantage has disappeared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The US has been asking for a number of concessions from Canada, including removing its remaining retaliatory tariffs on American autos and adjusting its dairy quotas.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Study author Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe said the results indicate that the body may already be adjusting to changes in the composition of the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Yes!” says Tim, snapping back, adjusting his top hat, and flicking out his coattails.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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