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adaptation

[ad-uhp-tay-shuhn] / ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən /




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He also ruled out doing a TV series, despite serving as an executive producer on the long-running "Fargo" television adaptation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

He also points out that fandoms of specific video games don't always agree on what would make a good adaptation.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

His composing credits also include the 2007 film adaptation of “Hairspray,” “Pretty Ugly People,” “An Omar Broadway Film,” “Sorority Row” and short film “Dragula,” according to his IMDb profile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

"It was this adaptation that made brain development, eventually leading to humans, possible," stresses Martin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Bizet’s habanera was itself an adaptation of a song, ‘El arreglito’, by the Spanish composer Sebastian de Iradier, who had visited Cuba in 1861 and been enchanted by its dances.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Whether the same adaptations occur in humans remains to be established, but the research suggests a potential mechanism through which childhood exercise could help support physical activity later in life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Still, of the Colleen Hoover adaptations so far, “Verity” is easily the best and most stylish of them all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The fall TV season has the return of hit series, new thrillers and adaptations of Steinbeck and Austen classics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Over 17 years and thousands of poor reviews, Anderson’s adaptations of the beloved Capcom survival-horror video game series became somewhat famous for pissing off critics and diehard game fans alike.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

I’ve viewed my life until now as a series of unrelated adaptations, from Irish Niamh to American Dorothy to the reincarnated Vivian.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline


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