adapted
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Public sector managers have adapted to emergency budget procedures; the money still flows, services are delivered, wages are paid.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Chaparral are adapted to fire every 30 to 130 years — not every eight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Thick, tough evergreen needles are specially adapted to withstand drought and cold, but the thinner, broader leaves of deciduous trees cannot survive such harsh conditions and so go out in a blaze of autumnal glory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Their bodies had adapted so effectively that walking with the extra load required slightly less energy than walking without it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Even today, scholars in this field claim, our brains and minds are adapted to a life of hunting and gathering.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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