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Recent Examples of maladaptation
For years, maladaptation was given short shrift as research and policy prioritized mitigating climate change by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Stephen Robert Miller, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
Experts call this phenomenon maladaptation.
—Stephen Robert Miller, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
Until that is underlying conditions change, and perfection turns to maladaptation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2012
This maladaptation to lack of hip stability causes the knee to be unnaturally pinched between the upper leg and lower leg, precipitating damage and pain.
—Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2018
Stephen Robert Miller, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
Experts call this phenomenon maladaptation.
—Stephen Robert Miller, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
Until that is underlying conditions change, and perfection turns to maladaptation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2012
This maladaptation to lack of hip stability causes the knee to be unnaturally pinched between the upper leg and lower leg, precipitating damage and pain.
—Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maladaptation
Noun
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There has been reported friction between Rodgers and McCarthy.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Wear Loose Clothing Tight, synthetic, or rough-textured clothing can aggravate hives by causing friction against the skin.5 Choose loose, comfortable clothing made from soft, natural fabrics like 100% cotton, linen, or bamboo, which allow your skin to breathe and minimize irritation.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Unlike their countrymen in the contemporary tropicalia movement (Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes), the Minas Gerais musicians favored languid drift and golden melody over genre-busting and discordance, and Lo Borges is as good an album as the moment produced.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2024
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The lengthy obituaries detailed my career accomplishments and deep ties to family and friends with the uncanny discordance of an AI bot.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2024
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The law aims to prevent China from collecting substantial amounts of data from the platform's 170 million U.S. users and covertly manipulate the content on TikTok to harm the U.S. by sowing discord and division, federal officials have said.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Gallup’s research shows that U.S. adults think 2025 will be a year of political conflict, economic difficulty, international discord, increasing power for China and Russia and a rising federal budget deficit.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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But the church’s ability to confront these challenges is hindered by convention disunity and disagreement, Young said in a direct rebuke to controversy over the NBCUSA presidential election.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2024
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Trump has won but fighting and disunity do not need to also win.—
Alex Montoya,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Jan. 2025
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Last week, Amazon and Meta became the latest in a wave of companies to scale back corporate diversity programs.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Sacramento was the 28th-most diverse city in the United States, according to 2024 WalletHub study, which looked at socioeconomic and cultural diversity.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Below, a breakdown of the different types of curly hair: What to Consider When Shopping for the Best Curly Hair Products The Different Types of Curly Hair Products Those of us with curly hair deeply understand the strife and struggle that comes along with trying to manage our curly hair.—
Claire Sullivan,
WWD,
22 Jan. 2025
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In a year flooded with political and economic strife, the predictability of holiday purchasing was anything but certain.—
Bernard May,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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There have been gains in graduation, though, and this year’s disparity between Black and non-Black students finishing school — 7.8 percentage points — was the lowest in school history, the district said in a news release, and was more than 10 points better than when the program began in 2016.—
Jack Evans,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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This action is an important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities, and providing deserving individuals the opportunity to return to their families and communities after spending far too much time behind bars.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Costco’s stance on DEI stands in contrast to some other major corporations that have scaled back such initiatives, including Walmart, McDonald’s, Google, Meta, Zoom, Ford (F-0.39%), and John Deere (DE).—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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By contrast, the fit between Skinner, who likes to control the puck, and Edmonton’s top two centers has never looked right — albeit in limited time.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Maladaptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maladaptation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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