adopted

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Between 1970 and 1989, 7,220 South Korean children were adopted in Denmark, almost all of whom were told they were street orphans.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The AI hedge-funds’ advantage began to decline as more and more hedge funds adopted the technology.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

They examined winged adults that were actively searching for hosts and compared them with wingless adults collected from deer after they had adopted their parasitic lifestyle.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The festival has adopted different ways of storytelling in the past 25 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“What I meant to say is, that doesn’t matter either. If you’re going through some adolescent ‘Who am I?’ phase, it’s not because you’re adopted.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix