adapted
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None appeared to have evolved a completely aquatic lifestyle, with even the most water adapted species remaining amphibious.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
For glioblastoma, the results raise the possibility that highly viscous environments may favor cancer cells that are better adapted to invasion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The actor not only stars in but adapted Molière’s 1673 comedy about a man with rampant medical anxiety, delivering a sublimely daffy Broadway production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
I trust Bill Irwin, who plays the title role, Argan, in a new Broadway revival he adapted himself, will fare better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Of course, some forest trees in areas of wet climate do produce big edible seeds, but these seeds are not adapted to surviving a long dry season and hence to long storage by humans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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