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the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

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  • The fact that it's a video game adaption is a worry.
  • This sort of adaption is a far cry from the notion of a worm turning into a cow or a frog into an elephant.
  • Environmental adaption is a result of natural processes such as?????????????????, and other similarly naturalistic mechanisms.
  • As for the movie, seeing that Twilight adaption is "extremely loyal" to the book, without a doubt, if you decide to read the series, most likely, the movie will interest...
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