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evolution

[ev-uh-loo-shuhn, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃən, ˌi və- /


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Webb's observations effectively "freezes" the planetary nebula at one moment in its long evolution, but the consequences of the star's death are continuing.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

"As the nation's high street, Oxford Street is well placed to lead this evolution," McCulloch said.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

“This is an evolution we are seeing unfolding now,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

“I view this as the evolution of political satire,” Curran said, referring to his AI videos, in an interview with the Washington Times.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

If anything, it stood even more upright: at the end of the long chain of adaptive evolution was the well-adjusted, best-erected, most perfected mammal of them all: humans.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

That raises an uncomfortable question: Are these rule changes thoughtful evolutions in index design, or reactive attempts to preserve competitiveness?

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

But having a bot read a transcript and identify the relevant sections for me to verify is a massive time-saver, one of my favorite technological evolutions of any product I’ve used in my career.

From Slate May 24, 2026

AFP has archived these files and tracked evolutions in these categories from the very first days of the conflict.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

But philosophy and plans, even if evolutions rather than revolutions, take time to bed in.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

Afternoon, drilled: for two hours, the loading of the guns, and for another two, exercises in the fields, facings, wheelings, evolutions.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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