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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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The “Moneyball” approach, detailed in a 2003 book, led to widespread adoption of data-driven decision-making across various industries, transcending sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He predicts the stock could be “range-bound” until the company is able to accelerate its Azure growth or further drive Copilot adoption.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“The rise of AI development and adoption has created unprecedented structural demand for specialized, high-performance compute that the market is struggling to meet,” Allbirds said in a statement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Some companies, like Writer, use internal token consumption leaderboards to drive AI adoption, viewing it as existential.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

We had been with our new family for two months when, one day, our adoption social worker called Mama with a problem.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince




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