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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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The change has been evolutionary, not revolutionary, as agencies revise and defend their rules more carefully, rather than watch them swept away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

From an evolutionary perspective "stress is what keeps us alive" by activating our flight-or-fight response.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

However, rapid changes between dry and wet climates did drive evolutionary change.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

The climate has always been a major factor driving ecological and evolutionary change: which species survive, which adapt and which disappear.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

What evolutionary benefit does a microbe derive from making us sick in bizarre ways, like giving us genital sores or diarrhea?

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



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