adapt
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"I can't adapt," she added while adjusting her sunglasses to protect her eyes from the harsh glare of the sun.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
He said the current political moment “can feel like a pressure cooker,” but Californians will “continue to adapt and overcome and be resilient, just as they always have been.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Suzy Welch, author and professor at New York University Stern School of Business, explains how job seekers can survive in and adapt to the changing landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
After they left the water in the distant past, osteoderms may have helped animals adapt to terrestrial life.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Those residing in ghetto communities were particularly ill equipped to adapt to the seismic changes taking place in the U.S. economy; they were left isolated and jobless.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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