adjust
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Players and referees will need to adjust to several new rules being rolled out at the World Cup, including teams being required to make substitutions inside 10 seconds to prevent time-wasting.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Mice showed far less lose-shift behavior, making them less likely to adjust their decisions after an unexpected outcome.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Attempting to adjust your gold exposure in response to external factors is most likely a fool’s errand.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
So did suspicions that if yields got too high, the Treasury could respond by selling fewer bonds or even buying some back, or the Fed could adjust the size of its bondholdings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“Here, with a few alterations, this’ll do. We’ll put a big pocket on the chest, adjust the waist, and leave the ruffle off.”
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Vocabulary lists containing adjust
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