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The agency has adjusted the spacecraft's trajectory so that the angle of re-entry into the atmosphere should be slightly less severe for the shield.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The retailer has adjusted its product assortment to keep prices low for its shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Hoekstra isn’t the only politician who has adjusted his approach to trade.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

Jeroen Hagelstein, a spokesman for Allseas, says his firm has adjusted the force of waterjets used to dislodge nodules in an attempt to minimise sediment disturbance.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

Wonderfully as nature has adjusted the instincts and functions to definite purposes, she still has at no point drawn fixed boundaries and actually destroyed her instrument where the need for it ceased.

From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Gross, Hans Gustav Adolf