adaptation
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Surprisingly, the patron of Chand’s adaptation was in fact a Swiss-French engineer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The mission would see him conduct pioneering research spanning human physiology and musculoskeletal adaptation, how prosthetics perform in microgravity, and how people move and balance in space.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
One of his projects, focused on adaptation to climate change, has already been axed, and he cannot hire any more PhD students, with a giant question mark over his funding.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere and Katherine Waterson round out a top-notch cast in this adaptation of Eric Rochant’s brilliant French series “Le Bureau des Legendes.”
From MarketWatch • May 31, 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
Vocabulary lists containing adaptation
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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