adapt
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Last month, Infantino told an economic conference that "we have to apply market rates" and that football had to adapt to this "very special market".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
As a result, cells lose what scientists call metabolic plasticity, their ability to rapidly adapt to shifting energy demands.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
The people most at risk aren't necessarily those in jobs most threatened by AI, but rather the people who are least able to adapt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“What the research tells us is a little more nuanced. You really want flexibility. You want a hormonal system that can adapt to the different demands of your life.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
You couldn’t have change without evolution and some people would get hurt and become extinct in the process because they couldn’t adapt.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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