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[ih-volv] / ɪˈvɒlv /


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The 18-year-old said scrapping it "would be a huge mistake and detrimental to youth voice across the UK," and it should be allowed to evolve within its current format.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The riskier bond pools have been much better performers despite facing a higher risk of default and potentially greater price sensitivity as market conditions evolve.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Still, experts say humanoid robots are still many years away from large-scale use in wars as the technology and regulations around them need to evolve further.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

In other words, they study how feelings evolve, respond to outside pressures, and either recover or decline over time.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

And yet pocket watches do not spontaneously self-assemble, or evolve, in slow stages, on their own, from, say, grandfather clocks.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

O'Dowd said as Northern Ireland's "housing landscape evolves, we must ensure that residents living in apartments and other shared developments are protected by clear, fair, and effective regulation".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Tippett had occupied the 6,200-square-foot Berkeley facility for 35 years, but as technology evolves, the studio no longer needs the large space.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

At the same time, they raise broader questions about how vision evolves, how tissues remain functional over extremely long periods and whether some of those protective mechanisms could ultimately be applied to humans.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Capturing those voices was essential, because as the scheme evolves, more everyday Americans are being pulled into its orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

"It evolves into something else, Sikander. The emptiness in your heart is gradually filled with the joy of having known him."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

“He had the fight against Tatsuro Taira; I think he evolved and corrected some mistakes he made in that fight. So I think it’s going to be completely different.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

We evolved, it seems, to be a communal species.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Over the past year, the “TACO” trade has evolved from just a humorous acronym, first popularized by a columnist with the Financial Times, into a major force in markets.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Since it began for the 2002-03 season, Fantasy Premier League has evolved into a huge database boasting millions of players across the globe, with substitutions and wildcards and the maths done for you.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Step by step it evolved, so slowly as to be nearly imperceptible.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

If a scent is constantly evolving, how can another animal still determine who originally left it?

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Conglomerate Astra International, which also sells vehicles, is likely to focus on maintaining its market leadership amid accelerating EV penetration and evolving competitive dynamics, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

This evolving and now possibly accelerating arms race in space should come as no surprise.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

It comes amid a series of recent warnings from people inside the industry about the rapidly evolving capabilities of advanced or "frontier" AI models and the regulation needed to keep them in check.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

That might not have happened without Europe’s sinister gift to other continents—the germs evolving from Eurasians’ long intimacy with domestic animals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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