adaptation
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The movie, the latest adaptation of a novel by Colleen Hoover, stars Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Local conditions shape how warming is experienced, which means policies and adaptation strategies must be tailored to specific areas.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
A TV adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s seminal 2001 novel, “The Corrections,” has finally found a home at Netflix.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
That’s the question I fielded most often about the new Broadway adaptation of the 1975 movie “Dog Day Afternoon.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Has his mind done this, some kind of adaptation?
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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