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adapt

[uh-dapt] / əˈdæpt /


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Cleverly structured, it seemed difficult to adapt, but director RaMell Ross made it into a brilliant film.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

"Estimating the mutation rate improves our ability to reconstruct koala population history, understand their capacity to adapt, and make more informed conservation decisions for the future."

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

You should give your eyes up to 15 minutes to adapt to the lower light.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Even as IBM helps its customers adapt to the AI age, it was caught flat-footed by it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

It is dehumanizing, for it forces one to adapt by becoming more self- contained and insulated.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

This season adapts Anne Rice’s novel of the same name, which is told from the perspective of Lestat, played by Reid, and transforms him into a touring musician.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

Produced by the brilliant team behind “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell and RuPaul himself — “Stop! That! Train!” adapts the humor of the Emmy-winning reality show for the big screen.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

It is how he characterizes Denali’s TransportVehicle architecture, a modular platform it adapts to carry amyloid antibodies, tau gene-silencing antisense oligonucleotides, or the enzymes that treat some rare, but fatal, genetic disorders.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

Ukrainian drone makers report software updates weekly and hardware changes every few weeks, while their military adapts tactics just as quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 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

“My Left Foot” was also nominated for best picture, director and adapted screenplay.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

In its 15 years of operation, Letterboxd has only adapted in ways that better serve its users and the film industry as a whole.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

He highlighted the recently greenlighted show “Rose Hill,” adapted from a book series about a group of single dads living in a small town.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The film, adapted from Homer's epic ancient Greek poem, is Nolan's first since 2023's Oppenheimer, which won the Academy Award for best picture.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

While Neanderthals lived in glacial times and were adapted to the cold, they penetrated no farther north than northern Germany and Kiev.

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

In an ironic twist, Nolan’s own ambition in adapting “The Odyssey” looks something like Odysseus’.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem noted that while uncertainty surrounding "US trade policy continues to be a headwind, consumers have been resilient and businesses are adapting."

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Locals are adapting too—investing in pipelines to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, investing in military strength to deter Iranian attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Chelsea are adapting their squad with Quenda partly in mind.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

American troop levels in Vietnam were nearing 200,000, but the enemy was adapting by breaking into small groups and moving unseen through the rugged mountains and forests.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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