adaptable
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Yet from that point on, he proved to be remarkably adaptable, maintaining his livelihood as a painter through religious and political turmoil aplenty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
"But it is interesting to note that the more adaptable pinks have proven less popular than we might have assumed, and green and red varieties negligible, highlighting the importance in maintaining cultivated diversity in gardens."
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
"In the future, we will be able to use our method to optically write arbitrary and adaptable topological circuits on a chip," says Smoleński.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
We stay adaptable through yearly retreats, often at Pixar, to reassess our strategy and think creatively about the future.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 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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