adapt
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Alexei, a 52-year-old building supervisor in Havana, recalled Mikhail Gorbachev's 1989 visit to Cuba, when the Soviet leader touted his perestroika reforms to a skeptical Fidel Castro and suggested that Cuba, too, needed to adapt.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Here are some innovative techniques that could help U.S. cities adapt to a warmer climate in the decades to come.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
"I think AI gives us the opportunity to learn more about the universe. It's a tool that people should try to use and try to adapt to."
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
This approach encouraged participants to adapt their speech patterns, creating a form of speech motor learning.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
To this it can only be said, without a hint of disrespect: adapt or die.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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