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adjusting

ADJECTIVE
compensating
Synonyms




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The system will monitor conditions continuously, rerouting, rebooking and adjusting everything so that the traveler never has to make a call or chase a refund.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Container-shipping companies “are adjusting their operation, they cannot wait,” said Antonella Teodoro, an economist and analyst at freight and logistics consulting firm MDS Transmodal.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Warsh may shrink the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet to tighten financial conditions without adjusting interest rates.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Engineers will later process the flyby images by adjusting brightness and contrast, and they expect to create a time-lapse sequence of the event in the weeks ahead.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Meanwhile, Penelope kept smoothing the skirt of her new dress and adjusting it beneath her so that it might not wrinkle overmuch during the journey.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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