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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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Huawei's next iteration of its Kirin chip, set to launch in the autumn, will be the first ever to fully adopt an architecture called "LogicFolding" based on the new principle, the company said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Alabama wanted the court to adopt a theory that would allow states to weigh multiple IQ scores any way they wanted to get above 70.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

The requirement for broadcasters to adopt ever-increasing protection measures to fulfil their duty of care to contestants "is evidence of the growing risks they are trying, and too often failing, to mitigate", he said.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Anthropic’s sales have exploded since the start of the year as enterprises across the world race to adopt its popular set of coding tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

I notice Autumn adopt a look that I have seen a couple of times in the pet store.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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