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adaptive

[uh-dap-tiv] / əˈdæp tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
adjusting
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You have to stay adaptive, keep making small bets, keep getting feedback, and not get attached to your first answer.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Hedge-fund founder Alec Litowitz says investor should make their identity about being adaptive, rather than trying to be right.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Without adaptive measures, the figure could nearly triple to 644 billion liters by 2030, Rystad estimates.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

"By comparing ecological ways of life for extinct and modern species, we can understand how patterns of adaptive evolution have changed through time and what factors shaped the modern biosphere."

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

Find other adaptive musical instruments with an Internet search.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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