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By rejiggering familiar pockets in new ways, designers are making truly modern garments. — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "Think Your Clothes Have Enough Pockets? Think Again," 6 Sep. 2018 Still, the Bradley is still limited to carrying seven dismounted soldiers (six until the Army rejiggered the interior to install a seventh, awkward-facing seat), has the same 25-millimeter chain gun, and carries two TOW anti-tank missiles. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Army’s Next Fighting Vehicle Will Be a Troop Carrier," 28 June 2018 Others argue that lawmakers would step in to forge a compromise that salvages the agency by rejiggering its leadership. — Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, "The Finance 202: CFPB further under fire with Kavanaugh pick for Supreme Court," 11 July 2018 From the start, Sampaoli’s rejiggered defense looked liable to make an error — and exactly that happened, in the 53rd minute when goalkeeper Wilfredo Caballero gifted Croatia’s Ante Rebic the game’s opening goal. — Tariq Panja, New York Times, "Croatia Buries Argentina’s World Cup Hopes in a Deep Hole," 22 June 2018 Instead, there are proposals aimed at rejiggering how government programs might pay for some medicines. — Ed Silverman, STAT, "He can shame Pfizer and others, but Trump doesn’t have a practical way to lower drug prices," 9 July 2018 Other small companies are postponing capital investments and hiring, rethinking manufacturing processes and rejiggering plans. — Ruth Simon, WSJ, "Two Family Businesses: One Wins, One Loses in U.S. Tariff Fight," 1 July 2018 Yet the old codgers of tech—or any industry—that are able to rejigger themselves and get moving again are the more impressive heroes, turning the clichéd aircraft carrier. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "'Old Codger' Adobe Pulls Off Rare Tech Transformation," 15 June 2018 Sales of trophy works such as a $450 million Leonardo da Vinci have auction houses rejiggering other artists’ price levels—and collectors’ expectations. — John Hooper, WSJ, "The Surprise Message on a Priceless Ancient Artifact," 14 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rejigger.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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