adapt
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In fact, the study suggests that movement variability, which has often been viewed as something to correct, actually helps athletes adapt and improve.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
Bruce Miller, who developed “The Handmaid’s Tale” and served as showrunner for much of its run, returned to adapt the sequel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Yet the tax-prep industry has always managed to adapt to and incorporate them rather than be replaced.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
"In order to survive, you have to adapt," says Ann Lowe, head of PR and communications at Spice Kitchen.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
In other words, science evolves, and it does so because theories that fail to develop, or that are unable to adapt in the face of new discoveries, are eliminated.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing adapt
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