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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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Financials and utilities ETFs offer growth from AI adoption and data center power demand.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The programme also saw her delve into rumours of a family murder and learn why her grandfather was put up for adoption, despite having loving parents and siblings.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

And that may have exaggerated the pace of adoption over the last two months.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

In her 40s she considered adoption but ultimately decided against it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

If the adoption of ploughing increased a village’s population from a hundred to 110, which ten people would have volunteered to starve so that the others could go back to the good old times?

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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