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adaptability

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


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Morris and McCoy share this mixture of professionalism, ability to read the room and adaptability, which is exactly what set work demands when things get unpredictable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

These cells resemble neurons that have not yet fully matured, suggesting that the aging brain may retain cellular features associated with development and adaptability.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The way she sees it, though, the key to a successful songwriting career in 2026 is adaptability in both an emotional and a creative sense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

The human blitzkrieg across America testifies to the incomparable ingenuity and the unsurpassed adaptability of Homo sapiens.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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

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

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

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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