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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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The biggest AI companies are racking up potential legal liabilities running into the tens—if not hundreds—of billions of dollars, as AI adoption spreads through the economy, according to insurers specializing in AI risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Microsoft is ”too big not to” see some pressure from a broader AI selloff, but to Materne it’s still “a stock for all seasons, well-positioned to benefit from enterprise AI adoption over the coming years.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Testing these technologies in an operational port will show how they work as an integrated system and help reduce barriers to commercial adoption.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Proofpoint Chief Executive Sumit Dhawan said rapid enterprise AI adoption changes how organizations must protect their data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

A yellow Post-it note just like the one that was in Chip’s family’s safe, probably stuck on his adoption records?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

“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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