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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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With a mandate to move quickly on AI, Pentagon leadership is extending model adoption from headquarters to the field where soldiers operate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The accelerating development and adoption of AI “is not a headwind for Brookfield. It is a very significant tailwind,” Teskey said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The average electric vehicle costs about $55,000, and the expiration of a $7,500 tax credit further hinders U.S. adoption compared to Europe and China.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Cloudflare said it was laying off at least a fifth of its global workforce, citing the company’s increased adoption of artificial-intelligence tools.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

On her winter break from her first year at Vassar, Imogen had rummaged in Gil Sokoloff’s file cabinet, looking for her adoption records.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart




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