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Which animal is known to adapt easily to urban life?

adapt

[uh-dapt] / əˈdæpt /


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State officials and managers of water agencies said the $7 billion reservoir will be a critical part of California’s efforts to adapt to climate change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Although these methods can produce useful structures, they are often complicated, highly specialized, and difficult to adapt for large-scale production.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Xabi Alonso's departure and Alvaro Arbeloa's subsequent appointment meant Alexander-Arnold had to adapt to a change in leadership during his debut season.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

"Do we adapt the visit to the ritual, or does the ritual adapt to the visitor?"

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

It operated at warp speed and had massive storage capacity so that he could mine the scientific world on every front, synthesize the data, and adapt it to his needs.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

Instead, it produces distinct structural changes on each side, potentially providing clues about how the nervous system adapts to regular physical activity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Unless the law adapts, Diamantis has argued, “corporations will become increasingly immune to civil and criminal liability as they transfer responsibility from employees to algorithms.”

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

The German composer adapts several Scottish folk songs in a work for orchestra and violin that beautifully evokes a place and its people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Haydn Parry: It will be interesting to see how wide receiver Carnell Tate, fourth overall pick by Tennessee, adapts among the big boys.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Against these carcinogens which his own activities had created man had no protection, for even as his biological heritage has evolved slowly, so it adapts slowly to new conditions.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

They are mosaics, assembled from contributions by multiple archaic groups, each adapted to its own regional environment.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

But the label hides how much he adapted over the years.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“The Rings of Power” is adapted from Tolkien’s writing and set during his fictional Second Age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Researchers adapted that principle to the molecular scale.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The information in books is not preprogrammed at birth but constantly changed, amended by events, adapted to the world.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The researchers suggest that humans may have developed advanced fine motor abilities by adapting an older neural circuit originally involved in controlling sensory input.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Stewart, who was billed by the New York Times as "an unknown British Shakespearean actor", found it hard adapting to his new job.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

"For centuries, Oxford Street has reinvented itself, adapting to changing times and helping shape British culture along the way," he added, saying the move would "revitalise" the road and make the capital "greener".

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Mortonson said the AI cycle will be unlike anything ever seen before, because the infrastructure build-out for companies adapting to that will run probably through 2030.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Therefore, I am still in the process of adapting myself to the tension of the working world.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole


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