adopted
Example Sentences
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All technological advancement has a down side, after we made the first car we saw the first car crash, “but we didn’t ban cars—we adopted speed limits.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Statewide voters originally adopted the constitutional spending limit during an antitax wave in the late 1970s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The actress also owns several properties in Cambodia, purchasing her first dwelling in the country soon after she adopted her son Maddox, who was born in the country.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
But supporters argue the system is delivering results and around two-thirds of NHS hospitals have adopted the platform.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
“I know more of the history of Miss Havisham’s adopted child than Miss Havisham herself does, sir. I know her mother.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
