adaptation
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Vysotsky said Ukrainians "understand the sensitivity of certain segments for European farmers" and were open to "substantive discussions about adaptation periods, the scale of market access and safeguard mechanisms".
From Barron's β Oct. 7, 2026
There are more than 100 items on the table but many deal with technical matters, like approving indicators to track progress on climate adaptation.
From Barron's β Oct. 6, 2026
The Night They Vanished, an adaptation of the novel by Vanessa Savage, also stars Welsh actress Gabrielle Creevy.
From BBC β Oct. 5, 2026
The Colleen Hoover adaptation scored $32.6 million in ticket sales in North America.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 5, 2026
Bizet’s habanera was itself an adaptation of a song, ‘El arreglito’, by the Spanish composer Sebastian de Iradier, who had visited Cuba in 1861 and been enchanted by its dances.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Still, of the Colleen Hoover adaptations so far, “Verity” is easily the best and most stylish of them all.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
Although its ancestors lived on land, Austronaga had already developed sophisticated adaptations for life in the water by the Middle Triassic.
From Science Daily β Sep. 29, 2026
The fall TV season has the return of hit series, new thrillers and adaptations of Steinbeck and Austen classics.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 26, 2026
Over 17 years and thousands of poor reviews, Anderson’s adaptations of the beloved Capcom survival-horror video game series became somewhat famous for pissing off critics and diehard game fans alike.
From Salon β Sep. 23, 2026
In the mid-twelfth century the first adaptations of al-Khowarizmi’s Al-jabr were working their way through Spain, England, and the rest of Europe.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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