adaptable
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Dr. Pearson says aptamers are also less expensive and more adaptable than traditional antibodies, which are commonly used to distinguish different types of cells.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
As more discoveries accumulate, many scientists now believe humans were far more adaptable than the original Toba catastrophe hypothesis suggested.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
All while playing an attacking, adaptable, and intense style of football with players boasting a sliding scale of abilities.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
What I like about using it this way, though, is how adaptable it is in the moment.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Over the eons of unhurried time that is nature’s, life reached an adjustment with destructive forces as selection weeded out the less adaptable and only the most resistant survived.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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