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adapt

[uh-dapt] / əˈdæpt /


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Tony Smith, the former director general of Border Force, said the smugglers would continue to adapt.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The challenge is to identify that transformation and adapt accordingly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Instead, repeated rounds of genomic reorganization appear to have generated different versions of the water saving strategy, helping individual species adapt to very different ecological niches.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

He pointed out that after years of extreme weather, many farmers were relying on the funding to help adapt their farms to climate change and become more resilient.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

To this it can only be said, without a hint of disrespect: adapt or die.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

If Fiala comes back early and healthy and if the team adapts quickly to the change in style, those predictions may prove overly dire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Or, if you prefer superheroes: HBO’s new show adapts DC’s Green Lantern comics, but the series offers more than just your typical superhero fare.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

Not for our news media anything resembling the real story—bumpy, unhappy trade-offs as humanity adapts to a new bug.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Chelsea, Mudryk and his representatives have entered an initial two-week assessment period to evaluate how he adapts to life back in an elite football environment.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Against these carcinogens which his own activities had created man had no protection, for even as his biological heritage has evolved slowly, so it adapts slowly to new conditions.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

He urged authorities to take measures, such using more shallow-draught ships adapted for low waters, to "strengthen resilience."

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Flannery has adapted two episodes from the original nine-part series into a play that will open at Newcastle's Theatre Royal on 15 October.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

It remains offline, but Riyadh has adapted quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

It also adapted Justin Simien’s indie flick “Dear White People” into an in-your-face comedy revolving around the Black experience at an Ivy League college.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

“What I want to say is that I admire how you children have taken all of this in stride. You have adapted impressively to this unusual place.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Andrew Friedman is confident about the Dodgers’ bullpen adapting to high-leverage situations in the playoffs even if he doesn’t have a designated closer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

While he was producing Cregger’s breakout horror hit “Barbarian,” Lee asked him if there were any videogames he was interested in adapting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

One of the hottest horror directors on the planet adapting the world's most popular scary video game series?

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Here, Pierpaolo Seguso, 52, who lives between Venice and New York, discusses his children joining the business, the family values he plans on passing down and adapting the brand for a modern consumer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Eventually, she stopped all of it, but I believe there is a part of her that hates us for adapting.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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