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adaptation

[ad-uhp-tey-shuhn] / ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən /




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Enter playwright Alexandra Silber, whose fresh adaptation works for the most part remarkably well.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Baroness Brown, chair of the CCC's adaptation committee, said "our lives, our landscapes and our homes are under increasing pressure from the changing climate".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

But war involves cycles of adaptation, and the question is whether Russia can find answers to Ukraine’s improvements, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Forman’s adaptation won eight Academy Awards, including best picture and best director.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

The adaptation itself is, once one has realized that it must be there, easy to identify and, once identified, its importance is evident.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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