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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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Needham thinks Victoria’s Secret stock is poised to benefit from the increased adoption of weight-loss drugs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Microsoft is ”too big not to” see some pressure from a broader AI selloff, but to Materne it’s still “a stock for all seasons, well-positioned to benefit from enterprise AI adoption over the coming years.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Testing these technologies in an operational port will show how they work as an integrated system and help reduce barriers to commercial adoption.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

“Bloomberg has an opportunity to provide leadership to the entire financial industry in the development and adoption of this revolutionary technology.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“The adoption agent says we’re ideal candidates. She thinks they’ll have a match for us within six months.”

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Most of the adoptions, more than 90%, went ahead without parents' written consent - according to CoramBAAF, which represents those working in adoption and care.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Annulling the adoptions in Singapore and returning the children to Indonesia will likely be complicated, as it goes into uncharted territory.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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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