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If someone makes the Sailor Slippers, you can talk to them about how the original creator filed a copyright takedown against a designer who adapted the pattern for crochet.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026
They adapted highly accurate computational tools originally developed in quantum chemistry for describing molecules and applied them to quantum materials.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Zuckerberg’s evolution from upstart in sandals to business leader in gold chains, was not what made Sorkin want to follow-up the movie that won him an Oscar for best adapted screenplay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It's not the first time the tale of high school bullies and supernatural powers has been adapted for the screen.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Hmm. I did find a flower out in the desert south of Basra....Like an orchid, but totally adapted to an arid environment. I was amazed that it could survive there."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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