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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

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

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

“Giving it for two years, or whatever, and then abruptly stopping it, instead of phasing it down… that could have helped families prepare to readjust and rethink,” he said in 2023.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2025

Jean Louise was unable to readjust herself to calls at six in the morning, Mary Webster’s Hour.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

“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

Auguste's mother, Duchesse Georgiana, readjusts the crown on Charlotte's head and admires the glittering scepter in her lap.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

“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

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

She slowly let her hands fall away and opened her eyes, blinking as they readjusted.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

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

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

Vitellius the Lar followed, stumbling over his shimmering purple toga and readjusting his sword, telling everyone how he’d predicted Percy’s rise to greatness.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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