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adaptive

[uh-dap-tiv] / əˈdæp tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
adjusting
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“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

As a result, the truck lacks ambient lighting and adaptive cruise control, which adjusts its speed based on traffic flow.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Researchers identified adaptive Denisovan variants in a gene known as TRPS1.

From Science Daily Jun. 14, 2026

While a small decline can be adaptive, dads face mental health risks when their testosterone drops too low.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

We imagine them arranged in great lazy herds for as far as the eye can see, with patterns on their skin, an adaptive camouflage implying that they have problems too.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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