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adjusting

ADJECTIVE
compensating
Synonyms




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Twenty years prior, in 1995, the starting hourly wage was $17.65, not adjusting for inflation.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Are you, for example, comfortable withdrawing 4% from your retirement accounts in the first year and adjusting that rate for inflation in subsequent years?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Today, the bears are now adjusting to a totally different world among the trees and grass at Wild Ireland, a sanctuary for rescued animals in County Donegal.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

By adjusting them in proportion to one another, the system can shift its response to different wavelengths in a controlled, linear fashion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

And when I say yes, he stands, holding my left hand like he is adjusting the ring.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan


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