adaptation
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Michelle Monaghan, always good, is also among the cast, as homicide detective Amanda Beck, though she lays low enough to duck all the free-floating ham in this adaptation of Alex North’s 2019 novel.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 2026
They also challenge previous ideas about changes in insect body size, ecological adaptation, and the way insects evolved alongside terrestrial ecosystems.
From Science Daily β Aug. 27, 2026
Climate change and heat adaptation were on the agenda of a two-day cabinet retreat this week led by conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz, but no new measures were announced.
From Barron's β Aug. 27, 2026
Curry, who died in Los Angeles on Tuesday, aged 80, originated the role onstage before becoming the iconic figure in the movie adaptation that made him a cult star.
From BBC β Aug. 27, 2026
A common bet-hedging adaptation by which wild plants achieve that result is to enclose their seeds in a thick coat or armor.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Sunny Hostin of the popular daily talk show “The View” has licensed her image and likeness to AI production studio Fountain 0, which will make film adaptations of her novels.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 29, 2026
Operatic adaptations of his works such as his novel in verse, “Eugene Onegin,” and his play “Boris Godunov” are still staged worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 2026
"It's well appreciated that different intensities of exercise stimulate distinct body-wide adaptations," notes Luke Olsen, the postdoctoral fellow who conducted the studies.
From Science Daily β Aug. 21, 2026
"Urgent adaptations are needed to mitigate the effects of successive heatwaves on plants and the insects that rely on them to thrive," the society said.
From BBC β Aug. 21, 2026
More recently I'd read translations and modern adaptations.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing adaptation
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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Ecology - Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems - Introductory
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