adopted
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Another cat, Purdy, was adopted from the local animal shelter to join Kaplanis’s other cat, Sheba, at the store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
When a child is adopted in the UK, their NHS number - or equivalent health service identifier - is changed to protect their anonymity.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
But because she had been removed from her biological parents at the age of seven months and later adopted, she had no way of accessing her family medical history.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The assembly also adopted an opinion statement to the same effect, which will be sent to the Japanese government.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Soon after, he’d also adopted a cloak to cover his patchy fur, a hooded garment made of crushed velvet the color of beetroot.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
