adaptation
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In this adaptation, Anna Bowden had been Cady’s defense attorney, and he’s no longer an illiterate rube but a successful restaurateur who was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
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
I had merely stumbled upon another lovely adaptation in nature, itself the product of micromutation and natural selection.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing adaptation
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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Word Generation Science - Life Science
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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