adaptation
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Adaptation was the answer, and in one book after another he suggested how to do just that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Adaptation is a major focus of the summit, particularly a funding shortfall to assist vulnerable nations in protecting their people from climate impacts, such as building coastal defences against rising seas.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
In 2023, the government launched a "National Adaptation Plan" aiming to create a nationwide roadmap.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025
The strategy, part of an effort called the Climate Adaptation Master Plan for Water, assesses potential risks, sets goals for lining up additional water supplies, and outlines criteria for evaluating options.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
Use and disuse are rather the fundamental concepts with which, in a consideration of function under Heredity and Adaptation, we have to do.
From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.
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