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adaptive

[uh-dap-tiv] / əˈdæp tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
adjusting
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"Surfing has been a huge part of my recovery and the adaptive surfing community has helped me so much," he said.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

“Even with adaptive and flexible implementation, significant negative supply and price impacts are a certainty,” the ministers wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

As a result, the truck lacks ambient lighting and adaptive cruise control, which adjusts its speed based on traffic flow.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

The findings provide some of the strongest evidence yet that adaptive Denisovan genetic variants remain biologically active in modern humans.

From Science Daily Jun. 14, 2026

But, in fact, what I was also doing was making the big computer in your brain—your adaptive unconscious—think about the state of being old.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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