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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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And it also proved how eagerly people were willing to adopt open-source platforms.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Salesforce set up an FDE team in April of last year to help customers adopt its Agentforce product, according to Jennifer Cramer, senior vice president of forward-deployed engineering at Salesforce.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Uncertainty about the war's economic shock has so far led policymakers at the Federal Reserve to adopt a wait-and-see approach on interest rate moves, as they balance curbing stubbornly high inflation with managing unemployment.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The proposed rule explains that a plan sponsor can adopt a lifetime income solution so long as it determines, “within its discretion, that the lifetime income benefit provides commensurate value for the fees charged.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“Is she available? Will they let me adopt her?”

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence