adopted

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After releasing four instrumental jazz albums under his own name, he moved to New York in 1970 and adopted the band name Roy Ayers Ubiquity — signaling his intent to be everywhere at once.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The fears may be elevated in areas where technology is more easily adopted to replicate information technology work, reshaping that workforce.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The last important amendment adopted, the 26th, which lowered the voting age to 18, was ratified 55 years ago.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

MLB adopted the pitch clock, banned the infield shift and rolled out robot umpires.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Salim saw them and immediately adopted all of them.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri