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readjust

[ree-uh-juhst] / ˌri əˈdʒʌst /


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Dr Phil Hopkins, intensive care consultant at King's, says feeling the natural elements is part of helping patients readjust when they've been "ripped from their reality" and institutionalised in hospital.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

“It makes sense for Asian markets—and all markets—to readjust because we are now in a level of uncertainty I can’t remember seeing—and that is greater than during Covid,” Gave said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

The Lakers have used 16 different starting lineups in 29 games and have to readjust their rotation again in Reaves’ absence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 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

It’s only after my eyes readjust to the light that I get a good glimpse of it.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

“The system” readjusts itself so it can always work in some rough way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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

The tubing running from the oxygen tank behind him to his nose jostles around and he readjusts it, setting it back in its proper place.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Downgrading the highly symbolic parade, which has already been readjusted in recent years, is a blow to that political strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 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

State officials said they will continue to reasses supplies as more storms come, and the allocation could be readjusted in mid-March.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

The rules are complicated, but the gist is simple: Payments are based on your earnings and family size and readjusted each year.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

But this was what France always said when they got bumped, so he let his shorts leg go and readjusted his sash.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

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

“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

They say failure to reach a deal by next month could significantly prolong the strike because some companies will give up on their fourth quarters and begin readjusting next year’s film slates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

“Nothing that ain’t already happened,” I say, talking to the ground and readjusting the rucksack.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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