adaptation
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Universal and Nintendo’s animated adaptation is the latest in a string of hit family films.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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
Enter playwright Alexandra Silber, whose fresh adaptation works for the most part remarkably well.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
In many cases, critics frame objections around “historical accuracy” or fidelity to source material, while supporters argue mythology and fiction have always evolved through reinterpretation and artistic adaptation.
From Salon • May 16, 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
Vocabulary lists containing adaptation
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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