adopted
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Frequently floated as a 2028 contender, Ossoff adopted a fighter’s stance at his campaign events.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
“We are hopeful that our community will rally around these dogs to get them adopted or out with rescues quickly,” the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The Cordillera mountain region's animist residents adopted Christianity only after Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States in 1898, four centuries after Spanish friars had converted the people of the coasts to Catholicism.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Meanwhile, Michigan Democratic candidate for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed, who is in a highly competitive race against a Trump-backed former congressman, has adopted a consistent look of black V-neck T-shirt and blue jeans.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
I asked him if he had ever seen Miss Havisham’s adopted daughter, Mrs. Bentley Drummle.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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