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evolution

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


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"The animal is just being the animal that a million years of evolution has produced," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

This mechanism offers a possible explanation for how evolution can produce new biological features without disrupting the essential functions organisms need to survive.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The discovery may also provide new insights into the evolution of planets and brown dwarfs that orbit near their host stars.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Kate King covers retail and hotel real estate for The Wall Street Journal, writing frequently about the evolution of in-person and online shopping, the changing mall landscape and issues affecting lodging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Prehistory was a phase of evolution during which humans learned how to maintain themselves against a hostile environment.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Mayo’s hire is the latest in a series of changes inside OpenAI’s infrastructure organization, which has gone through several evolutions since Altman announced the company’s Stargate initiative at the White House in January 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

AFP has archived these files and tracked evolutions in these categories from the very first days of the conflict.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026

Afternoon, drilled: for two hours, the loading of the guns, and for another two, exercises in the fields, facings, wheelings, evolutions.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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