adopted

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Garcia, 70, left Cuba as a child and his film "Diamond" serves as a sort of "love letter" to his adopted hometown Los Angeles where he has lived for most of his life.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

In a fact sheet about the Beijing summit, released Sunday, the White House adopted the “constructive strategic partnership” framing, although it added “on the basis of fairness and reciprocity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The actress also owns several properties in Cambodia, purchasing her first dwelling in the country soon after she adopted her son, Maddox, who was born in the country.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

"It has also adopted a new funding model, after the Football Association and Premier League stopped funding of the charity upon its separation from the union."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

When the Arabs adopted Hindu-Arabic numerals, they also adopted zero.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife