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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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"All healthcare professionals should encourage patients to adopt healthy lifestyle practices and evidence-based therapies, while also helping them reduce their consumption of ultra-processed foods," Hennekens said.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

"There will be pressure for those platforms to adopt similar restrictions," Johnson said.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The Brazilian government on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to force the Discord messaging platform to adopt stronger measures to protect children, and is seeking almost $100 million in "collective moral damages."

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

On Wednesday, the company unveiled an ad it plans to take out in major newspapers urging its competitors to adopt similar protections for users under 18.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

I’m sure one of them will adopt me.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

"The nervous system adopts a safety-first approach, compensating for age-related changes by favoring stability over performance," says Associate Professor Immink, Lead of the Active Lives Research Program within the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Cardiff University said it was sorry that "any student felt unsafe" on campus and that it adopts a "zero-tolerance approach to harassment and discrimination of all kinds".

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Pondering the American way of aging, Schiller initially adopts a posture of ignorance and naivete so extreme that it seems like a pose.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

When a board adopts a compliance posture without independently documenting the underlying risk, it’s called a failure to exercise the duty of care.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Some know a great deal about cars and will be offended by a salesman who adopts a patronizing tone.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Now, as AI agents become more widely adopted, it remains a matter of debate whether the technology’s ROI can be clearly calculated.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The gloves have been adopted in detention centers, law enforcement agencies and jails across the country, though apparently none in California.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

This 30% standard, adopted in the 1980s, doesn’t account for many financial obligations today’s households deal with, including student-debt payments and other large, fixed expenses, such as childcare.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

He is immortalised in two more statues, in Wigan where he is an adopted son and in his home city of Cardiff.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Jackson’s beloved home was largely destroyed, and Andrew Jackson Jr., Jackson’s adopted son, blamed servants for the disaster.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The first overlooked ruler identified by Edmonds and Frahm used the name Tiglath-pileser, apparently adopting the name of an earlier Assyrian king.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

"The challenges of adopting it are the same as adopting any change in Japanese firms. This is why AI use is still quite limited and cautious, especially in the workplace."

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

California campaigns have long been at the forefront of adopting new technologies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

More police forces are adopting A.I. facial scanners; the tech is being piloted in schools, buses, and stores as well.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

The city of Hampton changed its official seal to depict a crab holding a Mercury capsule in its claw, adopting the motto E Praeteritis Futura: Out of the past, the future.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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