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adaptation

[ad-uhp-tey-shuhn] / ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən /




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Massachusetts’s American Repertory Theater presents an adaptation of a young-adult novel about a boy born with a genetic disorder, with music by A Great Big World and a book by Sarah Ruhl.

From The Wall Street Journal

What’s your role in “H Is for Hawk”? I play Helen Macdonald in the film adaptation of her memoir about spending a year training a hawk after her father’s death.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The key take away from this is that the need for adaptation to extreme heat is more urgent than previously known," said Lizana, an environmental scientist.

From Barron's

Over time, those adaptations hardened into “tradition,” exported back to the world as a singular Italian cuisine.

From Salon

"It's not intelligence that matters most, it's the speed of adaptation" to the new reality.

From Barron's