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realignment

British  
/ ˌriːəˈlaɪnmənt /

noun

  1. the act or instance of restoring or changing to a previous or different position

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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While the company initially targeted a 1,000-qubit system by 2024 or 2025, technical challenges and supply chain constraints forced a more realistic realignment.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

And what does work about the propositional structure is its comprehensive realignment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Do you think this is a temporary friction point between Europe and the U.S. or a fundamental realignment of the post-WW II order?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Excluding the charges for a realignment of electric-vehicle capacity and investments, as well as government policy changes on consumer incentives and emissions regulations, GM said it would have earned $2.51 a share.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

The cost of oblivious daydreaming was always this moment of return, the realignment with what had been before and now seemed a little worse.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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