adapt
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Earlier this year, Netflix announced that it will adapt Cosby’s “All the Sinners Bleed” into a limited series, to star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as the novel’s small town black sheriff dealing with a serial killer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The machine doesn’t adapt to its new circumstances.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
MacBeath said the new system would adapt some existing elements such as food support, housing and customer services, and was "an opportunity to fund these properly and connect them together to meet needs".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
In simpler terms, shutting down this protein pushes immune cells to adapt their metabolism, transforming them into stronger, faster, and more aggressive cancer fighters.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
But my eyes are taking too much time to adapt.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing adapt
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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