adapt
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But Spielberg wonders: Why must we adapt to harsher conditions if the answer is right in front of us, and all we have to do to thrive is open our eyes?
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
Changing the kit design is not the only way they have had to adapt, with fans in Haiti having to improvise to even be able to watch the matches.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
George’s efforts to adapt to life and work at sea, as laid out in “The Traveler,” are as exciting as anything in the pages of Robert Louis Stevenson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
As a result, cells lose what scientists call metabolic plasticity, their ability to rapidly adapt to shifting energy demands.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Linguists talk about the phenomenon of “accommodation”— which is the way in which we seek to adapt our own language to fit into a speech community.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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