adjust
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Australia's climate minister Chris Bowen said the money would "help these countries adjust to climate change, particularly focused on the coastlines with erosion, with rising sea levels".
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Hernández took a circuitous route to the ball, trying to cut it off and then having to adjust back when it became clear he was too shallow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
In this case, leucine appears to help cells adjust energy production according to nutrient availability by protecting key mitochondrial proteins from degradation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Most Hollywood studios have cut costs in recent years as they adjust to a world in which streaming profits are a fraction of what they earned from cable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
And then she’d make the switch, and she’d feel like she could see fine until she went back to school and she had to adjust in the opposite direction there.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
That pattern suggests the sleeping brain adjusts its blood vessels in response to changing neuronal activity and metabolic demand.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Verstappen arrives and briefly adjusts the fan blowing in our direction.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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
ARMs have a fixed, typically lower mortgage rate for the first three, five or seven years, after which the rate adjusts regularly.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Given time — time not in years but in millennia — life adjusts, and a balance has been reached.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Analysts had expected adjusted operating profit at 1.72 billion pounds, according to estimates compiled by Visible Alpha.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Based on estimates adjusted to match calendar years, analysts expect Graham’s earnings per share to increase from $1.43 this year to $2.04 in 2027 and $2.59 in 2028.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
It posted adjusted operating profit at 1.78 billion pounds for the half, up from 1.67 billion pounds the year-prior period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It also expects to report high-single-digit adjusted earnings per share growth and free cash flow of more than 2.2 billion pounds for the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Do you think this would really work?” she asks, getting her dress adjusted.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
That matters because economies and markets that grew up around near-zero rates and easy monetary policies are still adjusting to the new backdrop, she noted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
“I’m from the South,” he replied, proudly adjusting his hat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
That has scrambled the usual buyer playbook for adjusting to higher borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"In the last three years, I've been creating an annual menu that I end up adjusting many times, almost weekly, because certain products aren't available," Brazilian chef Alex Atala told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
My aunts stand and prepare to leave, adjusting the shawls around their faces again.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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