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the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
the store's slow adaption to shoppers' changing tastes spelled its doom
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The Graveyard Book Disney paused its film adaption of Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, a September 4 IndieWire report claims.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
But similar mutations have been seen in H5N1 cases in other animals, and there has been little other evidence of mammalian adaption so far, Peacock says.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 7 May 2024
Curtis is set to play Nicole Kidman’s sister in the adaption of Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling crime novel.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
But after delving into the story, and watching both the film and 1990s musical adaption by Andrew Lloyd Weber, Scherzinger had a change of heart about being cast in the new revamp.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
But similar mutations have been seen in H5N1 cases in other animals, and there has been little other evidence of mammalian adaption so far, Peacock says.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 7 May 2024
Curtis is set to play Nicole Kidman’s sister in the adaption of Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling crime novel.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
But after delving into the story, and watching both the film and 1990s musical adaption by Andrew Lloyd Weber, Scherzinger had a change of heart about being cast in the new revamp.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaption. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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