adapt
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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
“What the research tells us is a little more nuanced. You really want flexibility. You want a hormonal system that can adapt to the different demands of your life.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The global infrastructure buildout is an opportunity to create more resilient and sustainable structures that can adapt to climate change, point out several advisors.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Iberostar said it would cease operating 12 hotels in Cuba “as part of an effort to adapt to the international regulatory environment.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Everything in an enclosure must be just right—in other words, within the limits of the animal’s capacity to adapt.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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