adapt
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And it's a self-reinforcing loop; creators adapt their work as they seek out the attention the algorithm can provide.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
But you had better be able to adapt in a shifting employment landscape, one in which corporate executives might be under more pressure than ever to deliver.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Experts told AFP that Artex going closed-source would make the code harder for new users to obtain and adapt.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
It was actually a draft of “Eternally Yours” that convinced CBS to let them adapt “Ghosts” from a U.K. format.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Each week, Welles and Houseman chose a book to adapt for their broadcast.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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If Fiala comes back early and healthy and if the team adapts quickly to the change in style, those predictions may prove overly dire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Regular coffee drinkers become less sensitive to caffeine as the body adapts to the presence of the chemical.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Or, if you prefer superheroes: HBO’s new show adapts DC’s Green Lantern comics, but the series offers more than just your typical superhero fare.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
“The answer may be: more methionine capacity, a reversion in polyamide spreads and another round of cost savings as the company adapts to intense competition and slow demand growth,” Bray says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"He adapts himself very well to things. He really does. I mean he really knows how to adapt himself."
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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If someone makes the Sailor Slippers, you can talk to them about how the original creator filed a copyright takedown against a designer who adapted the pattern for crochet.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026
They adapted highly accurate computational tools originally developed in quantum chemistry for describing molecules and applied them to quantum materials.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Not all workers and business have adapted to the same degree.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
But I love the book I adapted it from and I love the story — there’s a lot to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Bering land bridge, during its millennia of intermittent existence, would have been up to a thousand miles wide, covered by open tundra, and easily traversable by people adapted to cold conditions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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That opportunity is coinciding with Palantir’s move toward a more vertical model that involves adapting its various products and platforms to specific industries, she added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Insurers are adapting to shifting market conditions with aggressive cost-cutting measures.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
The company is also adapting to how and where consumers shop, working with ChatGPT and other AI platforms on everything from advertising to instant checkout options available inside the chatbots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Andrew Friedman is confident about the Dodgers’ bullpen adapting to high-leverage situations in the playoffs even if he doesn’t have a designated closer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
It’s too dark, and my eyes are having trouble adapting.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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