adaptable
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"We had to be more adaptable to the different styles we come up against, and we needed more control in games through possession."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
While some adaptable species have increased, those reliant on specific habitats such as woodland or chalk grassland are struggling.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Years of absorbing shocks have left companies leaner and more adaptable, like an athlete in peak training rather than one running on fumes, said Sheets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
According to the researchers, this separation of roles helps explain why human memory is so adaptable.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 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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