readaptation

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  1. adaptation
  2. readjustment
  3. adjustment
Noun
  • Already, those results are shaping the award’s upcoming nomination round, which will include climate adaptation and workforce transition among its priorities.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The companies said each adaptation would bring in new creative voices.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of adaptation
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  • Covers that bunch, slide or require constant readjustment have long been the top complaint, and manufacturers are now designing around it.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • These nuclei absorb laser light only when the frequency is precisely matched, allowing any decrease in absorption to trigger an automatic frequency readjustment.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of readjustment
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  • That would also give staff time to share the reasons for fee changes with the community, monitor potential impacts, evaluate customer responses and make adjustments as needed.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • There have been much smaller posture adjustments at several other embassies in the Middle East -- changes officials say are also linked to the Houthi threat and other matters not connected to any plan to resume combat against Iran.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjustment
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