flexible
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Those earlier shocks exposed the country’s weaknesses and forced it to build the systems it used this time: large strategic stockpiles, expanded nuclear capacity and a more flexible supply base.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Theoretical work by neuroscientists Stefano Fusi and Larry Abbott also suggested the brain needs a mix of flexible and stable synapses.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
From there, it’s flexible: corn if you have it, avocado if you want richness, herbs if you remembered to buy them.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
The musical turns out to be as spryly flexible as any of its whiskered characters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
“Here’s the vertebrae. It’s not bone. It’s cartilage. It’s lightweight and flexible, so they can move quickly,” he said.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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