not adapted

Example Sentences

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“That leaves us with a financial system that is not adapted to fast-growing firms,” he says.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Hanson sees potential harm from foreign seed not adapted to the micro-climate, the contamination by nursery fungi and disruption of the native soil by planting crews trampling around.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The strain of bird flu currently circulating has not adapted to efficiently spread among people.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025

The show, “Maybe Happy Ending,” is a rarity for Broadway: a fully original musical — not adapted from a pre-existing story or song catalog.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

Essentially they were those who had not adapted themselves to what had once been called the Atomic Age, in the days when atoms were a novelty.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov