adopt
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He calls for other companies to adopt similar structures, and says there should be “an industrywide version of this process.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
More than 100 people filled the auditorium at the air district’s headquarters in Diamond Bar to call on the hearing board to adopt these measures and help alleviate the nauseating smells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
There was no one specific moment in my life when I decided to adopt artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
"But there's tremendous pressure from foreign clients to adopt AI," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“And she’s Chinese. My aunt and uncle had to go to Beijing to adopt her.”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Cardiff University said it was sorry that "any student felt unsafe" on campus and that it adopts a "zero-tolerance approach to harassment and discrimination of all kinds".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The deal adopts a Medi-Cal asset test of $21,000 on July 1, 2027, instead of a $2,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Chowdhury, a queer artist who enjoys sampling performance modes, adopts the figure of the grieving Bollywood widow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
To illuminate his dark subject matter, Fiedler adopts a punchy, aggressive prose replete with antitheses, exclamation marks, capitalized terminology and bold generalizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Naturally, I don’t subscribe to the obvious fallacy that every society promptly adopts every innovation that would be useful for it.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
We missed the hard lessons every athlete had to learn as they adopted this technology.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
A similar strategy has been adopted in neighboring Mississippi.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Roughly 600 cats have been adopted since Tail Town opened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
He adopted a kinder, more family-friendly public persona while also embracing fatherhood - he has three children via surrogacy.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
“He is my adopted son,” the robot explained.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
California campaigns have long been at the forefront of adopting new technologies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
More police forces are adopting A.I. facial scanners; the tech is being piloted in schools, buses, and stores as well.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Sometimes, actually, your entry cars should start adopting these technologies because that’s where the younger customers are trying to go,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He also said they had discussed the cost-of-living crisis and adopting "a more collaborative approach to politics".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
This woman told her a story about adopting a child with extreme physical and emotional needs.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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