adaptation
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Mr. West has never made a family film before, however, so this PG-13 adaptation of Charles Dickens’s 1843 novella is something of a debut for him.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 12, 2026
Valencia found the perfect Quechua adaptation for the carefree song, naming it “Hakuchu Munayta,” which roughly means “let’s move forward with love.”
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 10, 2026
The figures fell short of a commitment made at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021 to double adaptation finance from 2019 levels by 2025, to reach $40 billion annually.
From Barron's β Nov. 4, 2026
Liverpool have made three or more starting XI changes in nine consecutive games and that rotation has been a key aspect of Iraola's own adaptation to coaching two games a week.
From BBC β Nov. 1, 2026
Evolution and adaptation were bundled together into one continuous mechanism: adaptation was evolution.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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In other words, the earliest necks may have been a consequence of adaptations for locomotion rather than an adaptation for improved vision or head movement.
From Science Daily β Nov. 11, 2026
After the disaster of the 2003 live-action “The Cat in the Hat” starring Mike Myers, Geisel’s widow Audrey decided she would no longer allow any more live-action adaptations of her husband’s work.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 6, 2026
In India, the film has invited comparisons with earlier adaptations, particularly Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan, which captivated the country nearly four decades ago with simple sets and special effects that now seem quaint.
From BBC β Nov. 5, 2026
And because of the character’s impact, and how King sold the screen rights, the book would go on to spark more adaptations than any novel in his enormous body of work.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
When that balance is achieved, remarkable adaptations occur.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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