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adaptability

[uh-dap-tuh-bil-i-tee] / əˌdæp təˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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The firm’s U.S. division says it will recognize people who show skills like adaptability, innovation and judgment, as well as experimentation with AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Now there is evidence that they could be missing out on hires with a secret superpower: speedy adaptability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Joshua still possesses knockout power but Fury's movement, ring IQ and adaptability make him the favourite.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

One of the key advantages of a solar-powered car for providing healthcare in somewhere like Kenya is its adaptability, said Maurits from the Amref NGO.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Changing economics and demographics require flexibility and adaptability.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

As WPA extends from storm sewers to nursery schools, so the interests and adaptabilities of Harry Lloyd Hopkins are equally diverse.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had all the physical adaptabilities of a nurse—a large, tender touch, a low persuasive voice, pliant yet unhesitating limbs, and broad, well-cushioned surfaces.

From Gabriel Conroy by Bert Harte

So also in the adaptabilities and the conveniences of life, in its versatilities and in its enjoyments.

From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II by Burton Jesse Hendrick

With her quick perceptions and adaptabilities she would soon learn to care more about the quality of the reflecting surface; and meanwhile no criticism of his should mar her pleasure.

From The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton

The text has been revised and, where necessary, rewritten, and is superior to the editions now current both in literary excellence and in the valuable desideratum of "accents" and other adaptabilities to musical utterance.

From Martha or, The Fair at Richmond by Friedrich von Flotow




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