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adapt

[uh-dapt] / əˈdæpt /


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While these drugs have been successful against certain tumors, many cancers eventually adapt.

From Science Daily • 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

The global infrastructure buildout is an opportunity to create more resilient and sustainable structures that can adapt to climate change, point out several advisors.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Iberostar said it would cease operating 12 hotels in Cuba “as part of an effort to adapt to the international regulatory environment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

From that time on, we have had several difficulties trying to adapt to a culture that wasn’t ours.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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