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evolution

[ev-uh-loo-shuhn, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃən, ˌi və- /


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Poswolsky concludes that he's glad he's found flexibility and happiness through this career evolution rather than via a vertical corporate structure.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

This evolution — from Big Tech streaming platform and distribution network to media company — is why anti-monopoly advocates are paying closer attention.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

“This is a kind of next step evolution in the type of IP we will be acquiring,” Alphonse Lordo, a partner at Content Partners, said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Tesla and SpaceX may be winners in the next evolution of value investing, says the president and chief investment officer of Tsai Capital, Christopher Tsai.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The gene entrances English and American reformers, who hope to manipulate human genetics to accelerate human evolution and emancipation.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Like any traditional TV operator, Paramount and CBS needed to seriously restrategize its approach to the drastic evolutions of the internet.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

That raises an uncomfortable question: Are these rule changes thoughtful evolutions in index design, or reactive attempts to preserve competitiveness?

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

Her design philosophy mirrors her own discreet personality, with a focus on quality and comfort through quiet evolutions, rather than flashy re-invention.

From Barron's Jan. 24, 2026

If supersonic travel is ultimately the tailwind that brings the NFL to Europe, it wouldn’t be the first time that evolutions in travel technology have spurred sports expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

Human history has no purpose or goal; but there are plenty of origins, foundations, evolutions and developments, and if you leave them out then you leave out any possibility of understanding change.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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