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evolutionary

[ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i, ˌi və- /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to evolution or development
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Mr. Gibbs also draws inspiration from scientists, especially C. Brandon Ogbunu, the Yale University evolutionary biologist who declared that “evolution is solving whatever problem is in front of it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

That group has an evolutionary history stretching back around 230 million years to the early Jurassic.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Together, they found that Anabaena, and likely other multicellular cyanobacteria, have undergone a major evolutionary shift.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

“This is actually a big problem in evolutionary biology.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

When we study the narrative of plants such as wheat and maize, maybe the purely evolutionary perspective makes sense.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari



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