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readjust

[ree-uh-juhst] / ˌri əˈdʒʌst /


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What followed were weeks of rehab and therapy as he tried to readjust to life back home in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

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

“I’ve noticed it usually happens when—well, I’m an emotional sort of fellow, and I do get carried away. I might, ah, readjust the facts slightly; purely for dramatic effect, you understand.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

“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

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

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

But at the same time the Treasury has readjusted the rateable values of commercial property, meaning some businesses will be faced with bigger bills overall.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 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

Most other income-driven repayment plans, where payments are readjusted each year based on earnings and household size, forgive any remaining balance after a set number of years, usually 20.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

Then the door would clang shut, and he would sit back down to work, seeing nothing — spinning halos, that was, spots of light, shapes — until his eyes readjusted.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Adjustable-rate mortgages offer a lower fixed rate for a period of time—usually between three and 10 years—before readjusting to whatever rates are at the time that period ends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

I think we just need a little bit of readjusting towards the middle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 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 tossed the sack of flour up, readjusting it on his shoulder.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys




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