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evolution

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


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He has been at the helm of the company for much of that time, overseeing Netflix's evolution from a postal subscription service to an entertainment giant producing its own content.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The museum’s evolution is the subject of “Colonial Williamsburg: The First 100 Years,” on view through 2029.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

As one might say: this isn’t just a one-off occurrence across a small handful of companies—it’s an evolution in the way people are communicating in the age of AI.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

To have your new one come out a few years later, how would you describe the evolution of your comedy in that brief period?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Variation and natural selection offer cogent explanations of the mechanism by which evolution might occur within a species, but they do not explain the formation of species per se.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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