adaptation
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These structures also help coordinate communication within cells, support adaptation to changing conditions, and regulate many processes essential for life.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
I admit that Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel is a radioactive choice for a best-of list.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
And this TV season has been an apparent bonanza for the book adaptation business.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Both shows won two awards, as did musical The Lost Boys, the punk-rock adaptation of the 1987 cult vampire film.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
They are certainly an urban adaptation of the fundamental Karhidish institution of the Hearth, though lacking, of course, the topical and genealogical stability of the Hearth.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing adaptation
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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