adoption
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But I was happily surrounded by Tail Town’s 39 loving and free-roaming cat residents, all up for adoption and curious about humans staying overnight in their 2,000-square-foot domain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
They control 60% of EV sales across emerging markets—compared with just 10% for traditional combustion-engine cars—so they have the most to gain from widespread EV adoption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The new rules follow a UN agency's adoption in June of the first global regulations for fully autonomous vehicles, which China backed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Some Filipino managers are uneasy about AI and want to slow down adoption, according to Paul Quintos, from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Maybe I should see if there are new adoption forms that need to be entered into the computer.”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
David and Ally chose a local agency that specialised in arranging adoptions of Indonesian babies.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Indonesia also has strict rules and processes for transnational adoptions, which the defendants are alleged to have bypassed.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Cat adoptions are climbing: More than 2.2 million cats were adopted from U.S. shelters in 2025, up 16% from a decade ago, according to Shelter Animals Count.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Last month, the Church of England last month said sorry for its role in the forced adoptions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“It still may not permit this adoption. In fact, even the more moderate Muslim nations are hesitant with adoptions because in many of those countries, Islamic law, Shari a, doesn’t recognize adoption.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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