adopted
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Arkansas adopted a private school funding plan in 2023, and back then there were fewer than 100 private schools on record.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Chairman Kevin Warsh seems to understand the danger to Fed credibility and independence and has adopted an ingenious if obvious approach: Get the Fed out of the building business.
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
His Facebook account, which is still accessible -- unlike his personal website -- reveals as much his love for adopted home as his native land.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
In 1836, near the end of Jackson’s second term, Congress adopted a gag rule that banned any discussion of petitions or legislation related to slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
