Example Sentences

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And the truly chilling part is how quickly Washington has adapted to it.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

But Ukraine has adapted by using drones and artillery to pick off such assault units, and by seeking out Russian squads that manage to get through.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Writer Justin Young, who has adapted Crookhaven for the screen, tells the BBC his "big project" before this show was Sanditon, which attempted to complete an unfinished Jane Austen novel.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

He said that as AI agents become “autonomous employees,” the company has adapted to meet the change for customers.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

“Maybe not. It might live in an insect, and insects don’t have lungs. But you see here how Ebola has adapted to this lung. It’s budding out of the lung, right straight into the air.”

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston