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adaptation

[ad-uhp-tey-shuhn] / ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən /




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Potential scientific breakthroughs could be stymied: in medicine, agriculture and even climate change adaptation.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Greta Lee and Edmund Donovan star alongside the actor in this adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s novella about a group of intellectuals fascinated with a once-celebrated writer who now works at a post office.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Her novel “Blonde” also stripped the agency from love goddess Marilyn Monroe and its own 2022 movie adaptation launched a thousand hot takes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Her star turn as Glinda in the film adaptation of "Wicked" earned her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

It was a hoary restatement of Lamarck’s idea—of adaptation morphing directly into hereditary change—decades after geneticists had pointed out the conceptual errors of Lamarckism.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Instead, the evidence points to an animal with a distinctive combination of sensory adaptations that developed over millions of years on an isolated island.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Although MCU works are usually not direct adaptations, Spider-Man was involved in both comic crossovers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The news about Games Workshop's screen adaptations came in its annual financial report, external, where it announced record-high results.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

He walks over to the cat and picks him up, and in previous adaptations of this story, this might signal that a disturbing act of animal cruelty is about to happen.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Nomadism, the hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and minimal investment in shelter and possessions were sensible adaptations to Australia’s ENSO-driven resource unpredictability.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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