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  • past participle of adopt.
  • past tense form of adopt.
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adopted





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If the plan is adopted in October by the State Water Resources Control Board, it would give water agencies two ways of complying with Delta water quality rules.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Palm Beach County voting records cited by US media show Trump requested a ballot in late July and returned it last week for the contests in his adopted home state.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

She was adopted four years ago and now lives in Ukiah, Calif.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Nonprofit developers have adopted a strategy of rehabilitating entire blocks at once, and violent crime has plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The poor little thing would have died on his own, so I cared for him, and adopted him as my son.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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