adoption
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He thinks EU membership and the adoption of the euro could reap economic benefits for innovative companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“The Mythos moment translated into mass-market acceptance that AI adoption needs security.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Internal memos suggested that the firm knew opt-in tools tended to have low adoption rates, and yet it still launched safety features that were not switched on by default.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
While they have always involved a bit of guesswork, these estimates are especially squishy when it comes to trying to predict how the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence will upend entire industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
I knew that I had been adopted, although there had never been official proceedings to make the adoption legal.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
Hidayat joined a Facebook group for adoptions, and was approached by a woman claiming she could not have children.
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
Last month, the Church of England last month said sorry for its role in the forced adoptions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Australia's government issued a landmark apology in 2013 for forced adoptions and Ireland's did so in 2021.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 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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