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adjustment

[uh-juhst-muhnt] / əˈdʒʌst mənt /




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Lucy said the only adjustment currently being offered was extra time, despite her dyscalculia diagnosis.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Those receiving Social Security won’t find out the actual cost-of-living adjustment until October.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

With individual TIPS, the inflation adjustment builds over time as an increase in principal value that isn’t realized until maturity or sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Ortiz admits it was an adjustment to work with a puppet he didn’t design himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Not for the working-class child alone is adjustment to the classroom difficult.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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