adaptation
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Pulling ahead recently in the sweepstakes, with a couple of awards already on its shelf, is “Schmigadoon!,” an exuberantly staged adaptation of the Apple TV series of the same name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
In this adaptation, Anna Bowden had been Cady’s defense attorney, and he’s no longer an illiterate rube but a successful restaurateur who was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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
“Well, I’m waiting for you to convince my professor. Otherwise, I’ve still got to work on our original adaptation of Ginsberg’s ‘Kaddish,’” said Anat.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing adaptation
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