adopted
Example Sentences
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Government data show nearly 2.4 million households have adopted solar under a subsidy scheme.
From BBC
The commission has adopted a more-proactive approach to tackle the issue, industry experts said.
Ray and Jill, who have both died, went on to get married after their first son had been adopted, they had Russell a few years later and then a sister Jackie, who has also died.
From BBC
They set up an Instagram account just days after Thanksgiving and initially adopted 10 families.
From Los Angeles Times
Rob Reiner also had another daughter, Tracy Reiner, whom he adopted after his marriage to his first wife, the actor and filmmaker Penny Marshall.
From Salon
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