adopted

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Barshay, so far, has adopted a more subdued tone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Though the cases were not connected, officials said they adopted similar ways to defraud the medical system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Ilyas Lebleu, an A.I. research student based in France who edits Wikipedia under the username Chaotic Enby, first wrote the proposal that was debated and adopted as the site’s A.I. ban.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Airlines have adopted similar emergency protocols during crises like the Covid-19 pandemic to protect their finances, said Tan Chi Siang from consultancy PwC.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“We’re volunteering with some of my students to help clean up the highway adopted by the college,” she says.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish