Example Sentences

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This means that success is rewarded and that the indexes will adjust toward the hottest stocks.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

“The Riksbank is monitoring developments closely and will adjust monetary policy if the inflation and economic outlook requires it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

If disruption at Hormuz persists, India's gas market will adjust the usual way: through higher prices and weaker industrial demand.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Under the new tax policy individuals can exempt $15 million in assets from federal estate taxes, $30 million for couples, and those amounts will adjust for inflation annually.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

“They’re on auto-prescription and will adjust automatically to whatever settings you need. You can use them to holo-message us.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas