adjustment
Example Sentences
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Inside Safe providers acknowledged that motel rooms can be a huge adjustment, leaving people feeling lonely and isolated.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
The thinking went that they needed a year of adjustment to get a handle on their coursework.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
It is a small but telling sign of the adjustment Morton has had to make since swapping Liverpool for Lyon last summer.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
It warned against "misinformation" about a pending price hike, quoting presidential spokesman Prasetyo Hadi as saying "we guarantee the availability of fuel... and there is no price adjustment."
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Cora thought she had made a fine adjustment to the more delicate rhythms of domestic work.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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