adopt
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Adopt and adapt, just like Americans have always done when new technologies were introduced.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026
Hence that popular plea to obtain pets from a rescue or shelter instead of a breeder or pet store: "Adopt, Don't Shop."
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024
Adopt the bug, put the bug with you, and we’ll take care of you and the bug.’”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2023
Since BT introduced its Adopt a Kiosk programme in 2008, more than 470 phone boxes have been taken on by communities across Yorkshire and the Humber for £1 each.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023
And yet 'tis a study to see The rage gladiatorial of Rome And grim Spanish bull-baiting glee Adopt an American home!
From City Ballads by Carleton, Will
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It's All in the Family
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