adopted

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They examined winged adults that were actively searching for hosts and compared them with wingless adults collected from deer after they had adopted their parasitic lifestyle.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The only pet mentioned in her memoir, however, is Willow, the gray tabby Jill adopted after encountering the cat in a Pennsylvania barn on the campaign trail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The health ministers of the DR Congo, Uganda and South Sudan recently adopted a $319-million response plan to the outbreak.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Congress adopted birthright citizenship in the Immigration and Nationality Acts of 1940 and 1952.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

“I know more of the history of Miss Havisham’s adopted child than Miss Havisham herself does, sir. I know her mother.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens