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readjust

[ree-uh-juhst] / ˌri əˈdʒʌst /


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If that happens, investors must buy the stock at those put strikes, or readjust the position with some trading.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

Holed up at a rental home in Colts Neck, N.J., in late 1981, Bruce has just finished a tour and is trying to readjust to the quiet, which is just too loud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

Swash says society needs to "readjust" how it sees young dads.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

But sportsbooks can suspend wagering or halt bettors’ ability to cash out of winning bets—which often happens precisely at game-changing moments, as bookmakers readjust the odds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2025

“I think we need to readjust our outlook here,” Lana said toward the end of their allotted time.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

Here are some of the things to watch as the oil market readjusts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Strategic petroleum reserves designed to calm markets after a major supply shock may remain unused because the market calms and readjusts on its own.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

The little help he’s able to offer when he readjusts a fallen flag makes his day.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024

As he readjusts his pyjamas, his left hand reveals three missing fingers.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2023

He pulls the bun up around it like a cardigan, takes a tiny bite, readjusts the bun, and starts all over again.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

After Thursday’s labor print came in weaker than expected, traders readjusted their Fed forecasts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

By the time they finally readjusted, and dropped deeper in the second half, the damage had been done, as Match of the Day pundit Thomas Hitzlsperger noted.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

But that history is constantly being readjusted and reconfigured depending on the narrator’s state of mind and the different versions they’re confronted with when they bump up against other people’s memories and narratives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025

But with Fain’s election and the new contracts, the union has “cured or readjusted all of that rhetoric,” Wheaton said.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

I caught it in my hand and readjusted the black paisley swatch over my face.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

The market might not be imploding so much as readjusting as the tech industry succumbs to more realistic expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

In light of the still-ongoing backlash, one may reasonably wonder whether Sony made a severe miscalculation here, and whether it may end up listening to the fans and readjusting accordingly.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

“Investors are readjusting their risk budget right now in a risk-off mood on Friday, and that the AI momentum is now becoming AI anxiety,” said Brian Mulberry, chief market strategist at Zacks Investment Management.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

Current economic policymakers could "hardly guide the work of readjusting the country's industry as a whole and upgrading it technologically", Kim warned.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

He was just readjusting the bedspread when the Magpie opened the door.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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