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[uh-dapt] / əˈdæpt /


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“The speed with which Iryna has been able to adapt to the complexity and skill sets required to run such a company has been impressive to watch,” said former U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Nature helps humans adapt to change, and not everyone has proximity to it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

"Either you panic, or you adapt to the circumstances," he said, sipping a coffee inside a service station.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

It's not simply the charisma and tactical intelligence that made him a global managerial icon, but the ability to adapt.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The Freedom Writers had to learn how to adapt to dorm life, avoid the “freshman fifteen,” and perfect the art of cramming.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Chelsea, Mudryk and his representatives have entered an initial two-week assessment period to evaluate how he adapts to life back in an elite football environment.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

It may also depend on how the brain controls, redirects, or adapts its response to that pathology.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

It can impose disproportionate costs because it adapts, continually out-learns the enemy, and manufactures unmanned systems at greater scale and with greater skill.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The truck will also use AI to make driving decisions with “intelligent reasoning that adapts to any scenario,” the company’s website says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

A child adapts rapidly, or not at all — and I had taken to the Great Place as though I had been raised there.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

It has now been adapted for Netflix and is in the top 10 of the platform's most streamed series in more than 60 countries, reaching number two in the United States.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Sellers have adapted accordingly, she added, placing greater emphasis in listings on features linked to summer comfort such as air conditioning and shutters.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

The “Game of Thrones” prequel, adapted from George R.R.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

"There are ideas out there like the paleo diet, which is adapted to the Paleolithic environment and says we're not suited to eat foods that come post-domestication," she said.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Imagine a Canadian farmer foolish enough to plant a race of corn adapted to growing farther south, in Mexico.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Regardless of the record-breaking deadline of Sept. 6, he’s adapting to a new “finish plan” and shared this truth for us all: “Together we will conquer this seemingly impossible task.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Ukrainian troops have become expert in drone warfare over nearly 4½ years of fighting Russia, with operators and their support troops now skilled at continually repairing and adapting drones.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Once used to defend Britain's shores against Napoleonic France, the Ordnance Survey's detailed maps are now essential for tracking and adapting to climate change.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The research also raises a much broader question about how humans may continue adapting to modern diets.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

And he reminded her of how quickly she was adapting, his tone always calm, always consoling.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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