adapted

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As early animals adapted to new habitats and new reproductive strategies, species diversification accelerated.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The original 2015 butterfly-effect survival horror game, which featured Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek, sold millions of copies and went on to be adapted for the big screen.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The series is based on the 1957 book "The Executioners" by John D. MacDonald, which was adapted into two films, one in 1962 and the other in 1991.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

What stands out to you about his process versus then working with your husband, David E. Kelley, also a prolific writer, who adapted “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

For the Aristotelian philosophy of nature could not be adapted to incorporate this peculiar anomaly; if there could be such a thing as a new star, then the whole system was founded on false premises.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton