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Recent Examples of rejigger
While the market remains as AI obsessed as ever, the focus has shifted to how the technology might supplant the need for some workers, threaten companies and business models, and rejigger entire industries.
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Eric J Weiner, Bloomberg, 5 Mar. 2026
Instead the agency will rejigger its planned Artemis III mission to test in-orbit capabilities such as using the astronauts’ space suits in microgravity and rendezvousing with at least one of the spacecraft that NASA hopes to use as a lunar lander.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
The Administration would surely try to rejigger the levies using different legal authorities, which create another round of anxiety and uncertainty for businesses, particularly small businesses.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The supply side must also be considered, as businesses may rejigger their supply chains based on their perception of the tariffs’ future impact, leading to changes in pricing.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
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Eric J Weiner, Bloomberg, 5 Mar. 2026
Instead the agency will rejigger its planned Artemis III mission to test in-orbit capabilities such as using the astronauts’ space suits in microgravity and rendezvousing with at least one of the spacecraft that NASA hopes to use as a lunar lander.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
The Administration would surely try to rejigger the levies using different legal authorities, which create another round of anxiety and uncertainty for businesses, particularly small businesses.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The supply side must also be considered, as businesses may rejigger their supply chains based on their perception of the tariffs’ future impact, leading to changes in pricing.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejigger
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That second explanation, known as dark matter, was initially favored because the addition of that one ingredient could explain all of the observed physical phenomena on a variety of scales, while modifying gravity required different modifications to align with different scales.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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Affordability aspects of the federal push have also been modified or removed, according to Clark and an analysis released by the National Association of Counties.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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This corporate caution has altered a fundamental economic mechanism.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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That is unacceptable and demands significant changes to alter the results.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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In a recent interview with the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Project Tango’s project manager detailed how plans have been revised for the multibillion-dollar center.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The agreement to host the event was revised to a one-year deal with options for the following two years, The Sacramento Bee reported in December.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
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To some extent, the cool commercial logic of the fashion industry—which transforms beautiful, original works into cheaply reproducible goods, season after season—echoes that of Hollywood, which regularly cannibalizes and, yes, franchises its greatest successes.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Set to debut this September, Kerrigan's forthcoming book aims to transform women's approach to dating by working to establish better standards, self-worth and confidence.—
Staff Author Updated,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Students in the class this semester are redesigning the AI agent to smooth out some kinks, and Ipeirotis plans to use it in all his future classes.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Chevy Bolt has been completely redesigned following a massive recall of the previous generation.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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But that changed when Mellencamp recast the song ahead of the American Fool sessions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Deadline also broke the news that the series will recast for the role of Ted’s son Henry (previously portrayed by Gus Turner).—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The filmmakers had to completely rework the ending and recenter the story’s dramatic tension around Jackson’s relationship with his controlling father.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
3 May 2026
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This resulted in 22 days of additional shooting and the ending being reworked, pushing the film’s release date from April 2025 to April 2026.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2026
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This is not a residency that intends to try to reinvent a wheel that the U2 and Dead runs already pretty well reinvented.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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The offer comes amid something of a revival at eBay, which has pushed to reinvent itself in the face of rising competition from the likes of Walmart, Amazon, Shein and Facebook Marketplace.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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“Rejigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejigger. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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