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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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Since 1994, the country has been a member of the European Economic Area, an arrangement that has seen it adopt many EU rules while staying outside of the bloc.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

"All healthcare professionals should encourage patients to adopt healthy lifestyle practices and evidence-based therapies, while also helping them reduce their consumption of ultra-processed foods," Hennekens said.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Meta also says the new features will only truly help children if all of its rivals adopt them as well.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Should competing platforms adopt equivalent commitments, the overnight lockout would widen to 10 pm to 7 am and the daily allowance would fall to 60 minutes per app, capped at two hours in total.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Maureen Dowd would have preferred, apparently, that I adopt the painted-on smile and the adoring gaze.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Caesar orders his friend to marry and divorce to satisfy dynastic imperatives, and forcibly adopts Agrippa’s children when it suits him.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Pressure and temperature alone may not determine which structure the material adopts.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Cardiff University said it was sorry that "any student felt unsafe" on campus and that it adopts a "zero-tolerance approach to harassment and discrimination of all kinds".

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The article mentions antisemitism as one possible cause and quotes others who identify it directly, but PEN itself never adopts antisemitism as the central explanation for the pattern its reporting reveals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Try being a white person who adopts the trappings of black culture while still living in the white community.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

If she succeeds, the Iowa transplant will be able to secure the work visa she needs to stay in her adopted England.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Nuuk and Copenhagen are also shedding light on several other painful chapters from the past, including children adopted without parental consent or torn from their families.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

In recent years, companies have adopted AI tools to determine the likely age of the user.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, California Attorney General Rob Bonta - who represented one of the leading states in the Meta lawsuit - said he was "looking to ensure" TikTok adopted similar measures to Meta.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

“Most of the kids were adopted in other places, like me,” Chip said.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

"We see the opportunity of joining the EU and adopting the euro as a very significant benefit to Icelandic companies and to the Icelandic general public," he says.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The first overlooked ruler identified by Edmonds and Frahm used the name Tiglath-pileser, apparently adopting the name of an earlier Assyrian king.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

California campaigns have long been at the forefront of adopting new technologies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Zuckerberg says Meta is adopting a new governance structure that gives its board of directors power to say whether new models adhere to safety criteria the board approves.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

“We’re not scared of adopting you, if that’s what you’re worried about. Mark and I love you. We know you. We trust you. Implicitly.”

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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