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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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He argued governments should prioritise supporting adoption and boosting productivity.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The 1920s saw rapid technological adoption, including cars, radio and electricity, creating societal shifts comparable to today’s tech disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Plug In America, a nonprofit promoting EV adoption, runs an EV support center where people can ask questions about the vehicles.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Aimiee Sadler, chief executive of Dogs Playing for Life, said that the program helps make dogs more suitable for adoption and that keeping dogs confined to their kennels is equal to “incarceration.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

When Jefferson died on July 4, 1826—the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and the same day on which John Adams died—there were still hundreds of enslaved people on his properties.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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