adjustment
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Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment is intended to help seniors pay for their everyday expenses, such as housing, transportation and healthcare.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The decline is largely a technical adjustment, as stock warrants issued as part of its deal to buy Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
It doesn’t expect the measures to materially derail market-share gains by Chinese automakers beyond an initial adjustment period, similar to EU tariffs on full EVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 is expected to be 3.4% to 3.6%, which is higher than the average increase of 2.6% seen over the last 20 years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
For Joe, all this marrying meant another new home and another adjustment.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
The Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.3% on possible position adjustments as investors are waiting to see U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Automatic annual adjustments to Social Security started in 1975 as a way to protect beneficiaries from losing their buying power to inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Qualifications Scotland said it was committed to making reasonable adjustments so that disabled learners have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and understanding.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Nevertheless, nail detachment and discoloration remained approximately two to three times more common among GLP-1 users after these adjustments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
So every race is a balancing act, a series of delicate and deliberate adjustments of power on one hand and stroke rate on the other.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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