adopted

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Since the Waters center formalized the partnership in 2021, one other adult school has adopted the arrangement and a second will do so soon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Because the game was televised, fans of other sports adopted it.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

They had two more daughters and adopted another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

To accomplish the feat, the researchers adopted a laser architecture known as the Mamyshev oscillator, a design that had received relatively little attention in integrated photonics.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Chip and Jonah were both adopted thirteen years ago.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix