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adapt

[uh-dapt] / əˈdæpt /


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Part of the criticism of England under McCullum and former captain Ben Stokes was their inability to adapt to the changing situations of Test cricket, as well as a lack of attention to detail.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

The team hopes to adapt those natural processes to create lower-energy methods for breaking down silica-rich industrial waste.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

He said that the delays were related to a lack of capacity of both cots and staff, alongside the extra space required to adapt these larger centres.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

“We must apply and adapt all available tools and capabilities to the realities we face today,” said Army Col.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

“The challenge was to think what a fourteen-year-old might carry with him—and adapt it.”

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Haydn Parry: It will be interesting to see how wide receiver Carnell Tate, fourth overall pick by Tennessee, adapts among the big boys.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

L.A. theater director Bart DeLorenzo adapts and directs a new version of Ibsen’s savagely timely ‘Enemy of the People’ at the Odyssey Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Or, if you prefer superheroes: HBO’s new show adapts DC’s Green Lantern comics, but the series offers more than just your typical superhero fare.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

It may also depend on how the brain controls, redirects, or adapts its response to that pathology.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

A child adapts rapidly, or not at all — and I had taken to the Great Place as though I had been raised there.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Sense and Sensibility has been adapted for screen countless times before - including the hit 1995 film starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Inspired by a notorious real-life kidnapping and adapted from the scripted Amazon Music/Wondery audio drama of 2022, “Hostage” once again stars Jon Hamm as Indianapolis media celebrity Fred Heckman—stolid, solid, proper, church-going.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Rivera, who received an Oscar nomination for his adapted screenplay for the 2004 film “The Motorcycle Diaries,” solidified his reputation with this play after his breakthrough work “The House of Ramón Iglesia.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Another way he adapted the game was in the progression of weaponry available for the hero.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Like Darwin’s finches, the mechanical birds had begun to differentiate themselves, branching into distinct species adapted for success in particular environments.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

While the Premier League looks different to when De Zerbi left Brighton in 2024, the Italian has shown clear signs of adapting while retaining his tactical principles.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

“I don’t feel like there was any time period where I felt like I needed to start adapting or needed to build anything up.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

My colleague Venessa Wong wrote about how young people are adapting to an economy that is very different from the one their parents came of age in.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

A University of Michigan study suggests that, instead of adapting primarily to climate pressures, some plants may be evolving traits that help them attract pollinators.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

I wear a black shirt and blue jeans and try to convince myself that it feels normal, that I feel normal, that I am adapting.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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