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evolutionary

[ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i, ˌi və- /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to evolution or development
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It's a kind of evolutionary trade-off: A very complex song provides a lot of information, but it is difficult to transmit that information over long distances in complex environments.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Antibiotic resistance develops through a similar evolutionary process.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Embarrassment, he added, is an evolutionary feature unique to humans.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

The manager introduced a white paper in May, framing what he said was the 4th evolutionary stage, or 4.0, of value investing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

To understand why, evolutionary psychologists argue, we need to delve into the hunter-gatherer world that shaped us, the world that we subconsciously still inhabit.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari



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