adapt
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“But we must now reluctantly adapt to changing environmental and economic realities.”
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
And he has pushed for more education and reskilling to help workers adapt to the intensifying tech disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
While scientific data is critical, it is social and cultural systems that have consistently enabled societies to adapt and succeed.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
Earlier this year, Netflix announced that it will adapt Cosby’s “All the Sinners Bleed” into a limited series, to star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as the novel’s small town black sheriff dealing with a serial killer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
To shorten and adapt Wells’s novel, Koch cut its female characters.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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