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a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view a very Freudian version of the ballet "The Nutcracker"

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Recent Examples of version The Acting Company in New York will have a modern-verse version led by a woman and the Peruvian theater company Teatro La Plaza recently presented a version off-Broadway starring eight Spanish-speaking actors with Down syndrome. ABC News, 8 May 2026 Fans of San Francisco’s favorite oversized sea lion, Chonkers, can soon bring home a pint-sized version of the viral marine mammal. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 8 May 2026 The researchers designed a collaborative version of Battleship that could be played by humans or AI. Peter Hall, Scientific American, 8 May 2026 According to TotalEnergies, Pangea 5 will cut energy consumption by around 40 percent at equal performance levels compared to earlier versions. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for version
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  • History belies that interpretation, as prior to the amendment, common law prevailed and all (except Blacks, Amerindians and offspring of diplomats) were regarded as citizens at birth (one of the unenumerated rights of the Ninth Amendment).
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But Serkis’ interpretation gives viewers closure.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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  • Amadeus is a portrait of a man realizing his own inferiority and losing his religion as a result, and Bettany’s incredible rendition of Salieri shapes the series’ rumination on who yearns to command a stage and why.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, Michele rocked a black lace rendition of Madonna's 1984 MTV VMAs look.
    Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026

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