adapt
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To investigate how the insects adapt to this dramatic transition, researchers studied deer keds at different points in their life cycle.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Index providers face pressure to adapt as today’s venture-backed giants are staying private far longer than before, accumulating enormous valuations before ever reaching public markets.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
These credentials can help workers make an “adjacent pivot” as their industries adapt to new technologies and organizational structures, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
"You get exposed to smaller crowds, you get exposed to different pressures, they are difficult leagues, it's more physical, you have to adapt a bit more," added the 37-year-old.
From BBC • May 29, 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
Vocabulary lists containing adapt
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