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adaptation

[ad-uhp-tey-shuhn] / ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən /




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Surprisingly, the patron of Chand’s adaptation was in fact a Swiss-French engineer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But adaptation and relief are not the same thing.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A24's "Backrooms," the big screen adaptation of a viral YouTube horror series, smashed several box office records with an $81.5 million North American debut, US media reported Sunday.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere and Katherine Waterson round out a top-notch cast in this adaptation of Eric Rochant’s brilliant French series “Le Bureau des Legendes.”

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

It was an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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