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adapt

[uh-dapt] / əˈdæpt /


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Nepal's leaders say the country needs long-term international support to adapt to a rapidly changing mountain environment.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

“As climate change forces difficult transitions across California’s agricultural communities, we should be looking for practical ways to help them adapt while moving us closer to our clean energy goals,” Wicks said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

And we’re going to adapt to the environment we’re in.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Holding in the 4% to 5% range isn’t a major concern, given that companies have been able to adapt to those more historically normal yield levels, Albahary said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

You couldn’t have change without evolution and some people would get hurt and become extinct in the process because they couldn’t adapt.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

Or, if you prefer superheroes: HBO’s new show adapts DC’s Green Lantern comics, but the series offers more than just your typical superhero fare.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

“The answer may be: more methionine capacity, a reversion in polyamide spreads and another round of cost savings as the company adapts to intense competition and slow demand growth,” Bray says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Chelsea, Mudryk and his representatives have entered an initial two-week assessment period to evaluate how he adapts to life back in an elite football environment.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Randolph said it’s a testament to how quickly Wallace adapts and learns in a new environment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Against these carcinogens which his own activities had created man had no protection, for even as his biological heritage has evolved slowly, so it adapts slowly to new conditions.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Open-source AI models can be downloaded and adapted by users, unlike many AI systems that are controlled by a single company.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

"Lara is a very complicated character with a lot of nuance. So yes, we've adapted and changed some of the lines, but we didn't go as far to change the story," Siqueira said.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

The platform can also be adapted to carry other hydrophobic disease-modifying compounds.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

They damage our health, he asserts, because they have the hallmarks of an evolutionary mismatch—our bodies are not adapted to their long-term effects.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Speaking broadly, their solution was not to clear the forest but to replace it with one adapted to human use.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

"Smuggling gangs are constantly adapting their  tactics,  and  the UK and France need to respond quickly," he added.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Their observations appear to describe a military that is adapting, not crumbling.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

We’re definitely adapting it, but it’s just different.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Now working in strategy, Aderonmu often has to think on the go and says "adapting to each kind of situation" has been one of the biggest things she's learnt through work.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The immediate appeal of Lamarck’s idea was that it offered a reassuring story of progress: all animals were progressively adapting to their environments, and thus progressively slouching along an evolutionary ladder toward perfection.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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