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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of readjust.

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Examples

  • Paul Jay: I mean, can you imagine a world in the next five or ten years that simply adjusts to this situation, which is high, 10-15 percent unemployment in the United States, relatively low wages, not that much consumer debt -- because of the crisis on the finance side, people don't want to lend, give credit -- and the rest of the world kind of readjusts and moves on based on the domestic market in India and China and Europe?

    MRZine.org 2009

  • I ask her if she can finish ringing me up first and as she readjusts purse strap with one hand on the doorsays with authority, “I am taking lunch.”

    The Grinches Among Us « Denmeister 2009

  • Digital TV has plenty of advantages — a wider range of channels in better quality — but one hidden annoyance is how often you have to retune your gear whenever a new service launches, or a channel readjusts its lineup.

    Does Retuning Your Digital TV Annoy You? | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • Lon readjusts his wristbands and throws an elbow into a cupped palm.

    The Last of Boland Kilean Kennedy 2011

  • The first 15 feet are the most trying, as I clumsily spin, as my body readjusts and finds a new sense of balance.

    Taking Tree-Hugging to New Heights Benjamin Percy 2010

  • I ask her if she can finish ringing me up first and as she readjusts purse strap with one hand on the doorsays with authority, “I am taking lunch.”

    2009 December « Denmeister 2009

  • But as the city transforms and readjusts, cyclists are getting painted with an unfairly broad brush.

    The City's Misunderstood Cyclists Jason Gay 2011

  • The price paid in this auction readjusts every 15 minutes.

    Texas Power Grid Falls Short Rebecca Smith 2011

  • We wait for monetary system adjustment first, always because until the monetary system readjusts balance sheets we have no clue.

    Matthew Yglesias » A Stimulus Plan in Case We Ever Get Really Desperate and Insane 2009

  • Ave., and readjusts the feathered tiara stuck in her tangled hair.

    21 Karen Eileen Sikola 2011

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