adaptive
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“Paranoid” and “Iron Man,” Iommi’s self-made fingertip “thimbles” and adaptive way of playing created unforgettable and hugely influential riffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems enable automatic braking, adaptive cruise control and blind spot monitoring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
The central message of the adaptive aging hypothesis is that growing older may involve more than a gradual reduction in cognitive abilities.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
The games will take place in Birmingham from 10 to 17 July next year, with 550 wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans from 25 nations expected to compete in 12 adaptive sports.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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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30 GRE Words Beginning with "A"
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