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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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“However, if adoption slows or computing technology changes, Anthropic could face substantial fixed obligations that are harder to offset.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The first, on the issue of Scottish Cup rule adoption, should have happened in October at the SFA's AGM, but did not take place.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Morgan, at Synovus, also said investors on Monday will be looking for an update on the adoption of Siri AI.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

In a new report, the British central bank said that AI adoption is increasing across firms, with 86% of financial services companies it surveyed using the technology, up from 75% in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“It makes them mental, every time you bring up the adoption, or your birth parents, or anything like that. They start pussyfooting around and being so careful, like, ‘Now, Jonah .

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Investors have been preoccupied with Muse’s impressive adoptions stats.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The MSF declined to answer the BBC's questions on whether it did any checks on the babies who entered Singapore and how it usually conducts checks on the adoptions of foreign children.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

One pointed out that the children's adoptions had been approved based on government officers' recommendations, and that the adoptive parents "are innocent parties that have done every step in accordance with the law".

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Cat adoptions are climbing: More than 2.2 million cats were adopted from U.S. shelters in 2025, up 16% from a decade ago, according to Shelter Animals Count.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

“It still may not permit this adoption. In fact, even the more mod­erate Muslim nations are hesitant with adoptions because in many of those countries, Islamic law, Shari a, doesn’t recognize adoption.”

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini


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