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adopting



NOUN
adoption
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Antonyms


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Voters in the Northern California city of Vallejo passed a ballot measure adopting binding arbitration with its public employee unions more than 50 years ago, following a bitter police strike.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Berlin is "now adopting the approach of responding to crises, whether the pandemic or spikes in energy prices, with a massive increase in public spending", said Joerg Kraemer, chief economist at Commerzbank.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Challenges to adopting these designer crops include regulatory hurdles, public wariness of gene editing, high technology costs and unknown risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

In search of relief, some recreational gym-goers are adopting the kind of recovery techniques once reserved for elite athletes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

In bringing us back to Spring, and then adopting us, my grandma was doing what she’d seen her own parents do.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles


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