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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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“It’s been really a challenging thing to adopt both socially, ethically and legally, but we are seeing more adoption of it than we’ve ever seen before,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Programs that encourage employees or customers to adopt greener habits do not appear to weaken support for broader climate action.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

But there’s another reason successors like Graham often adopt their male predecessors’ stances: political expedience.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

The administration announced levies of 10% for countries that have bans on forced labor and 12.5% on those that have failed to adopt such prohibitions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

For the most part, scholars in recent years have been reluctant to adopt the term ‘the Scientific Revolution’, and many have explicitly rejected it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

The article mentions antisemitism as one possible cause and quotes others who identify it directly, but PEN itself never adopts antisemitism as the central explanation for the pattern its reporting reveals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

This potentially traumatic subplot is the closest “Renoir” gets to traditional suspense, but even here Hayakawa adopts a muted approach, sidestepping shock value for bittersweet commentary about young people’s confusion around love.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Despite that, the Scots' showings at the past two Euros and the brand of football Clarke adopts had some fans wanting a fresh change.

From BBC May 28, 2026

In May, Congress adopts a gag rule designed to prohibit any discussion of petitions related to slavery.

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

West Virginia adopted the nation’s first program to make those funds universally available in 2021 and today, 18 states are inviting any student to partake, regardless of family income or existing private school enrollment.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Because the creature had adopted such a quiet and stationary way of life, it no longer depended heavily on paired vision.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

In the last two weeks, about 50% of Hex’s customers have adopted Kimi, the model produced by China-based Moonshot into their workflow.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Attention has now shifted to Brussels after the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution calling for an end to EU alumina exports to Russia.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Farmer suspected the root cause of this growing problem stemmed from decades back—long before Peru adopted the model WHO program in 1991—when drug-resistant strains were spawned by inadequately financed and unsupervised treatment.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Boeing is adopting a more cautious approach, insisting that three conditions must be met before launching a new aircraft: finances, technology readiness and a mature market.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

When professionalism is subjective, adopting what might seem like outdated norms is probably the smarter move.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

There’s more households that are adopting GLP-1s in their lives and that creates different habits for consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Many of the attendees have been American fans - not just those with family links to other teams, but also people simply adopting another nation.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

“Buddy, you shouldn’t be adopting a stray dog. You should buy a purebred—something expensive. We’re millionaires. Don’t forget.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty




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