Example Sentences

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Biological suckers can adaptively attach to dry complex surfaces such as rocks and shells, which are extremely challenging for current artificial suction cups.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

"Reclamation's proactive measures to adaptively manage Klamath River flows are designed to create springtime conditions that mitigate risks to species and the environment, while we also work with agricultural communities."

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2023

“That is one of the biggest questions we’re all facing … How do we adaptively manage for these greater unknowns and exponential changes that are unprecedented?”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Bordick, 56, is the chairman of League of Dreams, a Maryland-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing disabled children and adults the opportunity to play baseball and softball adaptively.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2021

Ability to respond adaptively to more elements in the environment gives a larger dominion, that is all.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra