adaption

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Recently, Gwyneth Paltrow signed on to produce and star in the film adaption of “Strangers” for Netflix, after a massive bidding war.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Erivo said she hopes Stoker would like this adaption and explained why she chose to take on the role.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Overall, this study highlights the potential for phage research aboard the ISS to reveal new insights into microbial adaption, with potential relevance to both space exploration and human health.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026

Baroness Brown dubbed the promise "disappointing", and said she hoped that the conservative leader would "reflect on the fact that the act covers both adaption and mitigation".

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

It is an adaption to a new end, by a selective process, of a distinction previously existing and well established in men's habits of thought.

From Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen, Thorstein