transpose

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Given that many of the aggregate level assumptions have changed, it is somewhat pointless to try to transpose this onto individual bank loss estimates, analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Nicole Eun-Ju Bell’s video and projection designs subtly transpose the setting when, for instance, Umma meets up with her son at church.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Kingsolver explained that it was "challenging and also fun to transpose Victorian characters and situations to my own place and time" for her 10th novel.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023

Unfortunately, it’s not always enough to take one element of the work of someone you like and transpose it into a different context.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023

If you have a C part and want it to become a B flat part, for example, you must transpose up one whole step.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones