adjust
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To mitigate this problem, researchers adjust the data using the demographic data derived from the decennial census, a process that would be impossible without the race and ethnicity question.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Their physical structure can respond to activity and help adjust how messages move through them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Menus are now less transparent by default, and a slider in Settings > Appearance > Liquid Glass lets you adjust the opacity to your liking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Today, the federal-funds rate is already 3.5%–3.75%, and markets have had plenty of time to adjust to expensive money.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
All they did was move paper around and adjust numbers.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
The US Open was meant to salvage Sabalenka's season - but she must now regroup as she adjusts to her position as world number two.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
All eyes have been on Justin Herbert this offseason as he adjusts to Mike McDaniel’s new-look offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
A momentum stock strategy is one that periodically adjusts toward stocks that have risen the most over the previous year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
As the surrounding environment adjusts, these impurities still undergo slight movements.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
She adjusts her glasses up on her face and swings her backpack onto her lap.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
Yeti also backed the fiscal 2026 outlook it provided last month, guiding for sales growth of 7% to 8% on adjusted earnings per share of $2.94 to $3 for this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Wholesale sales rose 0.3% from the month before to a seasonally adjusted 93.09 billion Canadian dollars, the equivalent of US$66.96 billion, Statistics Canada said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
On an adjusted basis, quarterly earnings came out to 11 cents a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
If volcanic ash and other forms of mineral dust can accelerate methane destruction, estimates of how methane moves through the atmosphere may need to be adjusted.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Now, as his eyes adjusted to the dark he made out a faint edge of light.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
As the bond market continues its long summer slump, Wall Street is adjusting its year-end market calls.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
They might suggest documenting a right for your son to receive credit or reimbursement for his investment, adjusting his distribution based on future appraisals.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The researchers suggest that carefully adjusting factors such as symmetry, carrier density, mechanical stress, temperature, and magnetic field could produce even more exotic electronic states.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
To manage costs, vendors are adjusting specifications and product mixes, while consumers are increasingly delaying upgrades and turning to refurbished devices, it adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
I frown, my eyes adjusting slowly to the shadows around the room.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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