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Recent Examples of rejigger
But far from being small fish, the opinions may rejigger the balance of power among the branches of government and weaken the role of science in policymaking.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
The decision to scuttle the show comes after some work to rejigger it to fit the sensibilities of Showtime — now known as Paramount+ With Showtime after the premium cable outlet was integrated into Paramount’s flagship streaming platform.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
Retail sales data led some traders to rejigger their forecasts for interest-rate cuts next year.
—Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2023
The twin labor actions, which haven’t occurred simultaneously in more than 40 years, have forced big media companies to rejigger their fall TV schedules and postpone new film releases.
—Christopher Palmeri, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2023
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
The decision to scuttle the show comes after some work to rejigger it to fit the sensibilities of Showtime — now known as Paramount+ With Showtime after the premium cable outlet was integrated into Paramount’s flagship streaming platform.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
Retail sales data led some traders to rejigger their forecasts for interest-rate cuts next year.
—Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2023
The twin labor actions, which haven’t occurred simultaneously in more than 40 years, have forced big media companies to rejigger their fall TV schedules and postpone new film releases.
—Christopher Palmeri, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejigger
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With this level of control, Shedd would be able to not only view and modify federal data, but also grant and revoke access to other people.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Despite pushback from local police chiefs, Santa Clara County supervisors six years ago did not modify the ICE notification component of the county policy, citing in part the shaky reliability of confirming someone’s immigration status in real-time.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The latter type of metamorphosis creates issues that can’t be easily altered, for instance, shortening a now too-long coat that no longer drapes over a gut.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2025
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But researchers are still trying to understand exactly how the fungus alters and affects the brains of spiders to control them.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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And although jobs numbers for the 12-month period ending March 2024 were revised sharply downward, the number of people reported as being at work soared.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Labor Department also revised its population estimate sharply upward, to account for higher immigration in the last two years.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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In 2017, Fort Worth ISD transformed five chronically underperforming campuses —Mitchell Boulevard, Como, John T. White, and Maude I. Logan elementary schools and Forest Oak Middle School — into leadership academies as part of a $5.5 million effort to boost academic performance at those schools.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2025
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After spending $1 million to transform and modernize their 8,500-square-foot mansion on Whistling Elk Drive, owners Barb and Tim Pleune listed it for $4.5 million.—
Sara B. Hansen,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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The walls are not load bearing — the entire building is supported by the posts — meaning there’s flexibility in redesigning the space, Manley said.—
Krissy Waite,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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The team reimagined and redesigned more than 500 screens full of data.—
Kevin Purdy,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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In a new interview, the Black Panther producer said that the superhero role was not being recast following rumors on social media.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Customs Bureau was renamed the U.S. Customs Service in 1973 and eventually recast as the CBP.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
3 Feb. 2025
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For the season, designers such as Daniel Roseberry of Schiaparelli, Thom Browne, Elie Saab and Mohammed Ashi, to name a few, reworked the corset while paying homage to Jean Paul Gaultier.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
15 Feb. 2025
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Image The Historian By Elizabeth Kostova In her fresh take on the vampire novel, Kostova reworks the Dracula legend with a historian’s meticulous attention to detail.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Manaea was the ace the Mets needed last season when right-hander Kodai Senga was injured, turning in a career year and reinventing himself after two challenging seasons with the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The film stars Ke Huy Quan as a real estate agent who has reinvented his life after leaving the employ of his intimidating gangster brother.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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