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adapt

[uh-dapt] / əˈdæpt /


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Many automakers are trying to adapt with longer-range, more advanced EVs—especially in the luxury space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

I had to work hard to stay fit, adapt to different managers and different positions.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

It also highlighted a financing gap, with developing countries needing US$310-US$365 billion to adapt, yet having only US$26 billion in adaptation finance available in 2023.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The results suggest that the approach could potentially adapt as generative AI technology continues to evolve.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

“About three hundred years ago, some Rusty figured a way to engineer the species to adapt to wider conditions. She messed with the genes to make them propagate more easily.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

Now, as Mejuri adapts to the new market, its contingency planning for the coming years includes a scenario that was previously unthinkable: gold nearly doubling again—to $8,000 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

L.A. theater director Bart DeLorenzo adapts and directs a new version of Ibsen’s savagely timely ‘Enemy of the People’ at the Odyssey Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Or, if you prefer superheroes: HBO’s new show adapts DC’s Green Lantern comics, but the series offers more than just your typical superhero fare.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

Chelsea, Mudryk and his representatives have entered an initial two-week assessment period to evaluate how he adapts to life back in an elite football environment.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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

But I love the book I adapted it from and I love the story — there’s a lot to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country” is a collection of essays adapted from speeches he has given since 2007, many with straightforward titles, including “Let Judges Be Judges.”

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

With the 19 addresses of “So Ordered”—each adapted as a tightly reasoned essay—Justice Alito affords the legal commentariat an unexacting way to understand his thought.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Fellow Welsh creative Angharad Elen - who adapted the original novel with Hannah Daniel - said she was "particularly proud to see the series set and filmed on my home turf".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

But Homo sapiens, whose body was adapted to living in the African savannah rather than in the lands of snow and ice, devised ingenious solutions.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Insurers are adapting to shifting market conditions with aggressive cost-cutting measures.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

The export rebound shows how producers are constantly adapting to new challenges to keep the oil flowing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Like Nico O'Reilly I could see another midfielder adapting into that position on the right.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Prof Richard Wilding, an expert in supply chain strategy, tells me not to be "overly worried" as global shipping professionals are adapting all the time but to be prepared to buy different products if needed.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Instead of Bobby’s adapting to the teachers or the administration, the staff ended up adapting to him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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