adaptations

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As part of the final planning permission, the actor, who played Ron Weasley in the film adaptations of the JK Rowling novels, will be required to pay almost £200,000 towards local infrastructure.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Co-created by Robert Hull, Mr. Coben’s “I Will Find You” is based—like more than a dozen other adaptations of the author’s novels—on cockamamie contrivances and a curious tweak on the mystery thriller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

The newly completed evolutionary tree also helped researchers pinpoint when one of the group's most notable adaptations appeared.

From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026

Only a handful of the adaptations of Mary Shelley’s beloved classic have been directed by women.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

In the mid-twelfth century the first adaptations of al-Khowarizmi’s Al-jabr were working their way through Spain, England, and the rest of Europe.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife