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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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Biren completed the design process of its second-generation chip, the BR20X, in August and expects customer adoption test results within the next three to four months, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The company also has room to leverage its position as a platform — optionality the analysts see as not priced in – and should, on net, benefit from AI adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Still, AMD will have to prove it can translate its research strength into broad adoption of its technology, according to Joe Tigay, a portfolio manager at Equity Armor Investments.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Narayan told the meeting that the impact of AI might have been under-estimated because of the "silent adoption" of the technology by workers, which did not show up in industry surveys.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Finally, after another year of this, child services terminated Shanon’s parental rights and put us up for adoption.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Investors have been preoccupied with Muse’s impressive adoptions stats.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Diana Defries, who successfully campaigned for a state apology for forced adoptions, said greater access to records could help families understand what happened in the homes.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Hidayat joined a Facebook group for adoptions, and was approached by a woman claiming she could not have children.

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

“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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