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adaptation

[ad-uhp-tey-shuhn] / ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən /




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What seems like recklessness to parents and grandparents is actually a worrisome form of economic adaptation.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Ageing is something that we're just watching happening", he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme, adding: "We know that adaptation is the way forward".

From BBC

Jon M. Chu, who made the second part of a musical adaptation with “Wicked: For Good,” sits dead center — and has been known to talk to the theater manager if the sound isn’t loud enough.

From Los Angeles Times

Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic has already caused a stir, as most Imax tickets sold out a year before its release next July.

From Los Angeles Times

Even so, Hawley’s stellar adaptation of a decades-old blockbuster conceit proves that the right take on a classic movie monster can yield provocative storytelling.

From Salon