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adaptation

[ad-uhp-tey-shuhn] / ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən /




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Jankovec urged the EU to intervene, writing that "relying on market forces and adaptation alone is not an option".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

His skill set has now made its way to the big screen with the box-office hit “Project Hail Mary,” an adaptation of Andy Weir’s 2021 sci-fi novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Other top releases this year include Amazon’s child-friendly, science-fiction adaptation “Project Hail Mary,” Disney’s animated “Hoppers,” and Sony Pictures’s animated “GOAT.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Lawrence, who worked with him on his adaptation of Hiaasen’s “Bad Monkey,” describes him as surprisingly modest, entirely unlike his swaggering creations.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

In some ways, this is not much of an adaptation for a black man in South Africa.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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