adopt
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He said the state should adopt stronger rules to protect river flows so that salmon and other fish can recover.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
It would require Colony Ridge to adopt stricter lending standards and allow buyers to back out of purchases without penalty within two months.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
And when they invest in other funds, the accounting rules let them simply adopt the net asset values, or NAVs, provided by other fund managers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The IMF chief said financial policymakers were in a difficult situation, having to choose between alleviating pain for citizens and possibly forcing central banks to then adopt restrictive monetary policy, delivering a demand shock.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
For the most part, scholars in recent years have been reluctant to adopt the term ‘the Scientific Revolution’, and many have explicitly rejected it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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