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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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Huddled around a small makeshift memorial of votive candles and flowers, those gathered demanded that the Inglewood Police Department adopt body-worn cameras, as many police agencies countrywide have done.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The reforms, described as the most significant changes in 70 years, will see Northern Ireland adopt a version of laws in place in countries including Australia, the US and the Republic of Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Salesforce set up an FDE team in April of last year to help customers adopt its Agentforce product, according to Jennifer Cramer, senior vice president of forward-deployed engineering at Salesforce.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Uncertainty about the war's economic shock has so far led policymakers at the Federal Reserve to adopt a wait-and-see approach on interest rate moves, as they balance curbing stubbornly high inflation with managing unemployment.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

And nobody in the audience was going to adopt him because nobody had ever even seen him.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein




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