habituated

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"The dogs in this investigation directed relatively little attention towards the television monitors and habituated to their presence within a short period of time," the report said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

People have become habituated to this, tolerate it, factor it in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Now, 25 years after starting her pioneering research on savannah chimps, which had never before been habituated to observers, primatologist Jill Pruetz has a wealth of data.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

It is not merely that people surrender to authoritarianism, but that they are fashioned by it, habituated to its violence, until resistance feels futile and complicity feels natural.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

Of course by now the bear has become thoroughly habituated both to human beings and to their food.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson