adaptable
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Yet from that point on, he proved to be remarkably adaptable, maintaining his livelihood as a painter through religious and political turmoil aplenty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The brand works with people with disabilities to create adaptable jeans, stoma bags, and other pieces of clothing.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Scientists believe these adaptable microorganisms, which rely heavily on iron and carry out ammonia oxidation, could significantly influence how nutrients are distributed throughout the oceans as the climate continues to change.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
The work, reported in the Cell Press journal Chem, describes a straightforward and reversible technique for building crystals that could support the creation of a new class of responsive, adaptable materials.
From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026
Over the eons of unhurried time that is nature’s, life reached an adjustment with destructive forces as selection weeded out the less adaptable and only the most resistant survived.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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