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adopting



NOUN
adoption
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Others have filmed themselves adopting his signature posture: crouched halfway to the ground, hands on his knees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

One trial participant described the freedom of adopting a treatment that did not require medication or an assistive device:

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

He's also recently just published his fifth book which explores how adopting psychopathic traits can help people climb the corporate ladder.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Extreme Makeover” had also been airing since 2002, showing ordinary men and women undergoing plastic surgery, receiving style makeovers and adopting fitness routines.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

The city of Hampton changed its official seal to depict a crab holding a Mercury capsule in its claw, adopting the motto E Praeteritis Futura: Out of the past, the future.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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