adaptation
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He also ruled out doing a TV series, despite serving as an executive producer on the long-running "Fargo" television adaptation.
From Barron's β Oct. 16, 2026
The recent Netflix adaptation of “My Brilliant Career” starred Philippa Northeast as mud-stained, unruly-haired Sybylla Melvyn.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
His composing credits also include the 2007 film adaptation of “Hairspray,” “Pretty Ugly People,” “An Omar Broadway Film,” “Sorority Row” and short film “Dragula,” according to his IMDb profile.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 14, 2026
"It was this adaptation that made brain development, eventually leading to humans, possible," stresses Martin.
From Science Daily β Oct. 13, 2026
I had merely stumbled upon another lovely adaptation in nature, itself the product of micromutation and natural selection.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Video game fans have been treated to a two-hit combo of big screen adaptations recently.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
This group is dedicated to studying the physiological, metabolic, and biomolecular adaptations induced by physical exercise and sports.
From Science Daily β Oct. 8, 2026
Still, of the Colleen Hoover adaptations so far, “Verity” is easily the best and most stylish of them all.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
The fall TV season has the return of hit series, new thrillers and adaptations of Steinbeck and Austen classics.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 26, 2026
Nomadism, the hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and minimal investment in shelter and possessions were sensible adaptations to Australia’s ENSO-driven resource unpredictability.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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