adaptive
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Slipping into survival mode, going through the motions without feeling the crushing weight of the reality of a situation, can be an adaptive response when you’re in the middle of a crisis.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
“All right, so, B. cepacia is a hardy bacterium. It’s so adaptive that it actually feeds on penicillin instead of being attacked by it. So our first line of defense is...”
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Vocabulary lists containing adaptive
30 GRE Words Beginning with "A"
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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