readjust
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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
After that there would be new rounds of negotiations to readjust cuts every two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 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
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 nodded and sat up straight in my seat to readjust my seat belt.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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“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
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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
At the time, the “prestige” class of television that had attracted movie stars for years was dying as networks and streamers cut budgets and readjusted their aim for big hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
“It was a found object that we readjusted to our purposes, kind of like the character,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
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
“I got it,” she said as she readjusted the tray and slammed the car door shut with her thigh.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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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
I assume a third timeline, at some point, would touch on readjusting to life after the rescue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
“If you’d stop readjusting the facts quite as much,” Eilonwy said, “perhaps you wouldn’t have that trouble with the harp.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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