adopted

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Meanwhile, Meg gets adopted and her mother, a brief presence at the start of the novel, is back on the scene ready to do whatever it takes to reclaim her daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It is the first step in a review process before the final risk values are adopted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

This map still has a ways to go in Louisiana’s Legislature, but if it is ultimately adopted, it would be the third set of congressional maps the state has had since the 2020 census.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

More than 120 passengers and crew on the MV Hondius were flown out from Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday and Monday, and countries have adopted different health measures for their returning evacuees.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

This argument involves denying that scientific claims are ever adopted because they fit the evidence better than the alternatives.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton