adapt
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The design demanded a factory that could adapt.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
“Armed forces must be able to adapt faster, integrate new technologies, and learn at speed. If we fail to adapt, we will not be able to prevail.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
"They have to think, do they want to adapt or just continue struggling as they are?"
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
As birthday advice to America, they would no doubt endorse the words of famed American philosopher Clint Eastwood: “Improvise, adapt, and overcome.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
“That demonstrated your ability to adapt to rapidly changing situations. Also essential.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Vocabulary lists containing adapt
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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