adjustment
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Annuity income is typically fixed and, as such, can lose purchasing power as prices rise — unless you purchase an inflation adjustment or rider.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
In September, however, he found a sustainable adjustment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
It seems far more significant than a mere "adjustment".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Because the first maneuver was so accurate, mission controllers can wait longer before making the follow-up adjustment, which is now scheduled for later this month.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Mass entertainment is another matter, and when Hollywood took up the class theme, which it did in the 1930s, it made a crucial adjustment.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
That included a $34 billion noncash accounting charge from adjustments to the fair value of Anthropic’s convertible securities, Reuters reported.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
One professional coach’s website describes it, in so many words, as making discrete adjustments to a business that, over time, lead to its significant transformation.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
It’s an indication that companies will pick and choose who gets a pay boost instead of evenly spreading cost-of-living adjustments across their teams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Nonetheless, as McDaniel emphasized, talk of expectations and adjustments don’t matter — it’s what shows up on film that does.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
For the next five years, using the trailer park’s bathrooms and other public amenities, the Farmer family made the necessary adjustments that came with living in a bus.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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