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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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Analysts in the past have worried that Apple was falling behind on AI adoption.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

The firm's chief executive Satya Nadella said AI development has helped grow the adoption of the technology and has delivered "real-world impact across every industry."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Customers filed lawsuits claiming Bacelar was buying dogs on the cheap from breeders, then misrepresenting them as rescues and charging high adoption fees, The Times reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The strategy has led to Claude seeing "the fastest enterprise adoption of any technology in history", the company claimed.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

A yellow Post-it note just like the one that was in Chip’s family’s safe, probably stuck on his adoption records?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The rest were classed as "unopposed", with many parents advised not to contest the adoptions, because they would be unlikely to succeed.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 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

She told me she had called a few adoption agencies that arranged international adoptions.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini


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