adopted
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The Cordillera mountain region's animist residents adopted Christianity only after Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States in 1898, four centuries after Spanish friars had converted the people of the coasts to Catholicism.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
"As such, we looked at the wider pattern of offences this year in relation to the Orange hall and adopted a different policing approach," McManus said.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
“We have adopted a conservative stance on both these measures and forecast underlying Ebitda of A$162.3 million,” analyst Steve Wheen says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Late in the convention, the delegates adopted the additional phrase “or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” in important part to expand the reach of impeachable corruption beyond technical bribery.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
I did not say that I had adopted a goose, or that I could speak with animals, or that I had resisted the RECOs.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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