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adapt

[uh-dapt] / əˈdæpt /


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The experts said Israel failed to learn from mistakes made early in the Russia-Ukraine war, where drones have come to dominate the battlefield and both sides have had to adapt quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“For vendors, it means only those that can adapt their strategies to this new cost environment and sustain demand at elevated price points will survive.”

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The race to adapt on the battlefield has been sharpened by a parallel public relations war.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Even so, scientists still do not fully understand why island syndromes happen or how these traits help species adapt to island ecosystems.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

“The challenge was to think what a fourteen-year-old might carry with him—and adapt it.”

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz




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