adapt
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The golf industry is beginning to adapt to these pressures, but local golf courses must lead at the grassroots level.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Bruce Miller, who developed “The Handmaid’s Tale” and served as showrunner for much of its run, returned to adapt the sequel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Is Gyokeres struggling to adapt or being misused?
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
While antibiotic-resistant cholera is not currently widespread, bacteria can adapt quickly, and treatments may become less effective over time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
The most intensely social animals can only adapt to group behavior.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing adapt
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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The New SAT: The Language of the Test
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