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Recent Examples of rejigger
The Administration would surely try to rejigger the levies using different legal authorities, which create another round of anxiety and uncertainty for businesses, particularly small businesses.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The supply side must also be considered, as businesses may rejigger their supply chains based on their perception of the tariffs’ future impact, leading to changes in pricing.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
And with that the redistricting battle was joined, as states across the country looked to rejigger their congressional boundaries to benefit one party or the other.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Although Kiley slammed Newsom, the most immediate impact of his legislation would be to nix the controversial Republican effort to rejigger Texas congressional map with the goal of changing the current 25-13 GOP edge to a 30-8 margin.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The supply side must also be considered, as businesses may rejigger their supply chains based on their perception of the tariffs’ future impact, leading to changes in pricing.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
And with that the redistricting battle was joined, as states across the country looked to rejigger their congressional boundaries to benefit one party or the other.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Although Kiley slammed Newsom, the most immediate impact of his legislation would be to nix the controversial Republican effort to rejigger Texas congressional map with the goal of changing the current 25-13 GOP edge to a 30-8 margin.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejigger
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Alcala added that burritos were modified in the American melting pot in a similar way to sushi and pizza.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Constitution gives the power to set election rules to the state and empowers Congress to modify those rules, which means the president has no constitutional or legal authority to regulate elections, Diaz said.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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Oil had permanently altered California’s coast.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Users can tweak structural parameter configuration files to suit different bamboo airframe designs without altering the core control algorithms, making advanced UAV technology more accessible.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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There’s extensive use of titanium bits, lighter fasteners, and revised internal components that help shed off some weight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
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The application was revised on the basis that the city would buy the Arkansas Water Company's properties in Saline County, thereby creating a municipal water system that would service Little Rock and North Little Rock.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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Rooster's Coop has transformed into a museum of hockey history.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, contrary to popular belief—which may well have arisen from Germany’s desire to distance itself from its Nazi past after the Second World War—carnival ultimately helped the Nazi party transform society in its own image.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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Elements of the interior architecture have been redesigned, and the result is a characterful blend of old and new.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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This iPad Air has been redesigned for peak productivity, featuring the powerhouse M3 chip specifically built to run Apple Intelligence for effortless writing and task management.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Taken together, these arrangements recast the public university as an institutional extension of tech-industry labor pipelines, applied research commercialization, and corporate interests.—
Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once rigid and monumental, marble and other quarried materials now curve and swell into expressive silhouettes, recasting ancient materials through a contemporary lens.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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For example, anthropologist Brian Larkin documented how viewers in northern Nigeria rework the narratives of Bollywood films to align with local Islamic values.—
Gareth Barkin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The pair reworked the bones of the original film, which is best remembered approaching its 30th anniversary as a low-budget fever dream starring Clint Howard as a traumatized former psych patient who turns human flesh into refreshing treats.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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Since then, the character’s personality has been both cemented and reinvented across over 200 video games, manga and comics, TV shows, and multiple film adaptations (the latest being this year’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie).—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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So, Maul is trying to reinvent himself, and Devon offers him an opportunity to do that.—
Sean Keane,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Rejigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejigger. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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