adjusting

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He explained that the cost of financing has “exploded higher,” driving up real yields — returns earned after adjusting for inflation — and weighing on stock-market multiples.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

And aside from the great opportunities that come with doing the press or other things that come along with this, what has it been like adjusting your life to this experience?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Regular line workers still don’t earn the $29 per hour the plant paid in the mid-2000s, even before adjusting for inflation, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The team are going to try out a few solutions to the problem in Monaco this weekend, such as Alonso perhaps sitting a little higher, or adjusting the pedals.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Even the roof pulled itself up, like someone adjusting his suspenders.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi