adaptation
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Lin's Yoozoo Games holds the film adaptation rights for the Chinese science fiction trilogy which Netflix made into the series 3 Body Problem.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Universal and Nintendo’s animated adaptation is the latest in a string of hit family films.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He says the movie isn’t a direct adaptation of the song.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Enter playwright Alexandra Silber, whose fresh adaptation works for the most part remarkably well.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
I had merely stumbled upon another lovely adaptation in nature, itself the product of micromutation and natural selection.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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