adapt
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It proved to be an inspired change from Wiegman as Stanway caused problems throughout for the visitors and was able to adapt to the tweaks impressively.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
These findings suggest that pregnancy involves significant changes in the brain's chemical makeup, potentially helping its neural connections adapt to the body's changing demands.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Savaiano says studies have found that the human microbiome, which is all the bacteria and other microorganisms that live in our gut, can adapt to lactose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
But you had better be able to adapt in a shifting employment landscape, one in which corporate executives might be under more pressure than ever to deliver.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
My eyes can’t adapt, and I see nothing at first.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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If society adapts to rising temperatures—say, with more air conditioning—CBO forecasts rising temperatures will reduce Medicare spending on emergency care by $55 billion over that 45-year period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Haydn Parry: It will be interesting to see how wide receiver Carnell Tate, fourth overall pick by Tennessee, adapts among the big boys.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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
By studying how the brain responds and adapts during treatment, they hoped to uncover biological targets that could eventually lead to more effective obesity therapies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 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
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So far this year, Asian economies have adapted to war-driven energy disruptions more effectively than anticipated, despite their heavy reliance on the Middle East for fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The case has previously been adapted into Bafta winning BBC drama The Sixth Commandment, starring Timothy Spall and Anne Reid.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The company is also home to "Reese's Book Club", an online reading community whose promoted titles are sometimes adapted for the screen.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
They adapted highly accurate computational tools originally developed in quantum chemistry for describing molecules and applied them to quantum materials.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
He was in fine fettle, sleek and well groomed and as debonair as ever, and had adapted himself so well that at times it appeared as though he were positively enjoying the whole expedition.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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The girls had spent weeks adapting to the new rules and searching for acceptable alternatives to headscarves, said the teacher, who wished to remain anonymous.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Other Jurassic docodont fossils show that members of this group were already adapting to very different environments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The company is also adapting to how and where consumers shop, working with ChatGPT and other AI platforms on everything from advertising to instant checkout options available inside the chatbots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Andrew Friedman is confident about the Dodgers’ bullpen adapting to high-leverage situations in the playoffs even if he doesn’t have a designated closer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
But Coleridge-Taylor had previous experience of adapting African- American folk times.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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