adapt
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“But we must now reluctantly adapt to changing environmental and economic realities.”
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
While scientific data is critical, it is social and cultural systems that have consistently enabled societies to adapt and succeed.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
Mary Kay studied it all like scripture and would later adapt Stanley’s methods and culture for her own business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The machine doesn’t adapt to its new circumstances.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
After seven Everest expeditions, he explained, he’d fine-tuned a remarkably effective acclimatization plan that would enable us to adapt to the paucity of oxygen in the atmosphere.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing adapt
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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