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the store's slow adaption to shoppers' changing tastes spelled its doom
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The film is an adaption of Richard O'Brien's 1973 musical for the stage, The Rocky Horror Show.
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ArsTechnica, 16 Aug. 2025
The movie, in theaters now, is an adaption of Jordan Harper's award-winning novel, and follows 11-year old Polly (Ana Sophia Heger) and her father Nate (Egerton), who made enemies with a white supremacist gang in prison.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
And some don't see the point in another adaption of the books, as the first movies did so well.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Variety first reported the news of the TV adaption, which was confirmed by the involved parties on social media.
—EW.com, 25 July 2025
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ArsTechnica, 16 Aug. 2025
The movie, in theaters now, is an adaption of Jordan Harper's award-winning novel, and follows 11-year old Polly (Ana Sophia Heger) and her father Nate (Egerton), who made enemies with a white supremacist gang in prison.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
And some don't see the point in another adaption of the books, as the first movies did so well.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Variety first reported the news of the TV adaption, which was confirmed by the involved parties on social media.
—EW.com, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for adaption
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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adaption. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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