adapt
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"It shows how quickly we can adapt, how we can hold the line and how much we can develop," he says.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
After they left the water in the distant past, osteoderms may have helped animals adapt to terrestrial life.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
"The change requires a considerable amount of time to adapt due to infrastructure limitations," he said.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Watch the video above to hear how he thinks workers can adapt to the AI shift.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
That has allowed the populations of the two hemi-continents to adapt to their own environments.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing adapt
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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