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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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They see security needs surrounding the adoption of AI growing, adding to the opportunity for CrowdStrike to profit.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Has your agent adoption meaningfully increased over time?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Internal memos suggested that the firm knew opt-in tools tended to have low adoption rates, and yet it still launched safety features that were not switched on by default.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

He pointed to strong adoption of the company’s AI virtual agent, which saw its customer count more than triple year over year, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

I gave birth in the woods behind my house and put the infant up for adoption just as soon as I'd cleaned myself off.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

David and Ally chose a local agency that specialised in arranging adoptions of Indonesian babies.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The MSF declined to answer the BBC's questions on whether it did any checks on the babies who entered Singapore and how it usually conducts checks on the adoptions of foreign 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

Last month, the Church of England last month said sorry for its role in the forced adoptions.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

She told me she had called a few adoption agencies that arranged international adoptions.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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