adaptation
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As in the energy market, on-the-fly adaptation is limiting the damage from this year’s disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 22, 2026
Ticket sales at the box office were enough for second place behind Paramount's new video game adaptation, Street Fighter, which opened to $31 million in North America and $51.1 million globally.
From BBC β Oct. 19, 2026
Instead, the researchers uncovered a surprising mix of population decline, migration, adaptation, and growth.
From Science Daily β Oct. 18, 2026
Elsewhere at the box office, Paramount Pictures’ video game adaptation “Street Fighter” took the top spot, with a domestic haul of $31 million.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 18, 2026
Internally, the important institutional decisions seem to have been made by a process of accommodation and adaptation, with resistible forces always meeting movable objects.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Even during the Late Jurassic, when the earliest bird lineages were emerging, some species were developing adaptations that favored life on land rather than in the air.
From Science Daily β Oct. 24, 2026
Understanding how these changes differ from the adaptations associated with healthy aging may help researchers develop a clearer picture of normal brain development and neurodegenerative disease.
From Science Daily β Oct. 20, 2026
According to new adaptations of “Sense and Sensibility,” “Pride and Prejudice” and other period pieces, it’s looking undone.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 17, 2026
Video game fans have been treated to a two-hit combo of big screen adaptations recently.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
More recently I'd read translations and modern adaptations.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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