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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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AI use is now a factor in performance reviews and some employees have wondered aloud whether the AI tools they’re adopting will ultimately be used to replace them entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal

It then adopted policies aimed at increasing local ownership in businesses and tackling racial inequality.

From BBC

John Sandweg, who oversaw ICE when the original directive was adopted under President Barack Obama, said, “Back then, we were operating from a lens that family unity is everything.”

From Salon

Here are some of the measures that have been adopted:

From Barron's

Black Cube adopted tactics common in the spy trade, such as restricting information about projects to small teams, the Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal