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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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Last month, it announced a separate effort to spend $100 million to provide training and technical support for consulting firms that are helping enterprises adopt Claude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The reforms, described as the most significant changes in 70 years, will see Northern Ireland adopt a version of laws in place in countries including Australia, the US and the Republic of Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But without sufficient support, training and organized enterprise data, the technology is often difficult to adopt.

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

After school, as Twig and I were biking back to her house, bundled up against the too-cold air, she said, “I think we should adopt him.”

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller