- present participle of adapt.
adapting
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That includes more project-based learning and teaching time management strategies such as “navigating competing priorities, assessing workload, anticipating expectations, and adapting to personal and academic circumstances.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Like Nico O'Reilly I could see another midfielder adapting into that position on the right.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
In the spring of 2022, Hamm approached Ryan, the creator of TV thrillers like “The Shield” and “The Night Agent,” with the idea of adapting the “American Hostage” podcast into a miniseries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“We would not be who we are today without the calamities of our yesterdays,” wrote Salman Rushdie in a memoir, adapting a somewhat similar remark by Samuel Beckett.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Maybe, the way his voice had changed ... or maybe it was just Kronos adapting to his new form.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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