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adaptability

[uh-dap-tuh-bil-i-tee] / əˌdæp təˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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The point of the monetary reward is to build on all the skills being taught, and reward things like adaptability, innovation and judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Its weights, though, are open for users to play with, giving the model a level of adaptability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Joshua still possesses knockout power but Fury's movement, ring IQ and adaptability make him the favourite.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

That lack of adaptability increases the complexity of optical communication hardware and data center infrastructure.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Changing economics and demographics require flexibility and adaptability.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

As WPA extends from storm sewers to nursery schools, so the interests and adaptabilities of Harry Lloyd Hopkins are equally diverse.

From Time Magazine Archive

It had been agreed that Bubbles, having of the two the more feminine adaptabilities of voice, should do the talking.

From The Penalty by Howard Chandler Christy

The text has been revised and, where necessary, rewritten, and is superior to the editions now current both in literary excellence and in the valuable desideratum of "accents" and other adaptabilities to musical utterance.

From Martha or, The Fair at Richmond by Friedrich von Flotow

So also in the adaptabilities and the conveniences of life, in its versatilities and in its enjoyments.

From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II by Burton Jesse Hendrick

He had all the physical adaptabilities of a nurse—a large, tender touch, a low persuasive voice, pliant yet unhesitating limbs, and broad, well-cushioned surfaces.

From Gabriel Conroy by Bert Harte




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