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Recent Examples of readjust
Many institutions will struggle to readjust.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Igor Thiago got his feet mixed up and had to readjust.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Atlas responds to unexpected challenges mid-task, like adjusting when a box lid is closed or repositioning items on the fly – and can readjust itself.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Board members butted heads over whether to recommend a lower rate to commissioners, so that the board could avoid retroactively having to readjust the budget with a new tax rate.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Igor Thiago got his feet mixed up and had to readjust.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Atlas responds to unexpected challenges mid-task, like adjusting when a box lid is closed or repositioning items on the fly – and can readjust itself.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Board members butted heads over whether to recommend a lower rate to commissioners, so that the board could avoid retroactively having to readjust the budget with a new tax rate.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for readjust
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The Spaniard believes that race weekend formats should be adjusted too, to allow drivers to prepare for the sport part of the weekend.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Though the researchers adjusted for many lifestyle and health factors, unmeasured differences between people could still play a role in cognitive outcomes.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
20 Feb. 2026
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Thus, the robot can adapt to new situations without losing key properties of the movement, such as keeping a bottle vertical so as not to spill the contents, as per the press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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This article was translated and adapted from Spanish by John Newton.—
José Cantillo Ferrer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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In coming days, Spence will get acclimated to the coaching staff and Kansas City’s training schedule.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Along with acclimating to the ebbs and flows of the Cactus League, Vitello will dedicate much of the next six weeks to developing relationships with his players.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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With Jackson’s death Tuesday, leaders across the region reflected on a legacy that helped shape a generation of local activism and public service — none more so than Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, a close friend for more than five decades.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Some pass quietly; others carry weight — psychological, historical, social — that shapes how people read the year ahead.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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And people with the sickle-cell trait might be well-advised to acclimatize before doing sports at high altitudes.—
Roxanne Khamsi,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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The body needs the slow ascent to acclimatize.—
Cecilia Vega,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Mountbatten-Windsor put his arm around Giuffre with Maxwell standing close, smiling.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the table is so congested that putting any kind of winning run together could make a real difference while the teams above them are distracted by European commitments.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Software stocks plummeted in early February after AI company Anthropic released a tool tailoring its AI helper specifically for individual industries, like legal and financial analysis.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The plaintiffs in these suits are claiming that the algorithms are built and tailored towards individual users to keep them hooked.—
Erwin Chemerinsky,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The tension in Hines’s version lies in Bessette’s refusal to conform to the role.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Martin highlighted the findings, which mostly conformed to his expectations but still surprised him in the magnitude of the angst over the work situationship.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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