adapt
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With fewer plant populations, genetic diversity - the range of different genes within a species, some of which could help it adapt to new environments - are lost.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
As such, ski resorts and mountains have had to adapt to survive.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
Project Glasswing collaborates with cybersecurity firms like CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks to adapt Mythos for defense.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Analysts say the products underpinning identity security will need to adapt as the number of bots and agents prowling networks surges in the next few years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
In short, diseases represent evolution in progress, and microbes adapt by natural selection to new hosts and vectors.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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