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evolutionary

[ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i, ˌi və- /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to evolution or development
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Mr. Gibbs also draws inspiration from scientists, especially C. Brandon Ogbunu, the Yale University evolutionary biologist who declared that “evolution is solving whatever problem is in front of it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

DNA analysis confirmed that this population forms its own separate evolutionary branch.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

“This is actually a big problem in evolutionary biology.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

This idea helps resolve a long-standing paradox in evolutionary science.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The disconcerting lessons of heliocentrism, of evolutionary theory, and of relativity and quantum theory are frequently cited cases in point.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro



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