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adaptive

[uh-dap-tiv] / əˈdæp tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
adjusting
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Now he’s on top of the adaptive surfing world, the challenge is to stay there.

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

Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help direct the adaptive immune response.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

If that many mutations are helpful, the team calculated that more than 99% of amino acid substitutions should be adaptive.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

He dealt with every manner of adversity with calm, adaptive acceptance.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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