adopt
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All leagues and competitions in English professional football will adopt a new trial to try to eradicate it.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Street earnings are whatever earnings metric a majority of analysts covering a company adopt, whether non-GAAP or GAAP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The combined company will adopt the name Cox Communications within one year of closing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
More than 100 people filled the auditorium at the air district’s headquarters in Diamond Bar to call on the hearing board to adopt these measures and help alleviate the nauseating smells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Which is selfish because I know I can’t adopt him.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
The outfit partners with Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, a nonprofit that rescues and adopts out homeless cats and kittens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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
When a board adopts a compliance posture without independently documenting the underlying risk, it’s called a failure to exercise the duty of care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Chowdhury, a queer artist who enjoys sampling performance modes, adopts the figure of the grieving Bollywood widow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Some know a great deal about cars and will be offended by a salesman who adopts a patronizing tone.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
A similar mentality seems to have been adopted by some Southampton fans, who were chanting "we'll spy when we want" in their Carabao Cup opener against Colchester on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Our AI development services, which carry higher margins, are also being adopted by a broader set of customers than our core cloud,” Intrator said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Campaigns have always adopted new technology, from television to the internet to social media,” Hilton campaign spokesperson Hector Barajas said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
A similar strategy has been adopted in neighboring Mississippi.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“How old was I when you adopted me?”
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
California campaigns have long been at the forefront of adopting new technologies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
More police forces are adopting A.I. facial scanners; the tech is being piloted in schools, buses, and stores as well.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Though businesses are increasingly adopting the technology, too few are covering potential risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He also said they had discussed the cost-of-living crisis and adopting "a more collaborative approach to politics".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
I’d given Barack’s decision to run a wan blessing, adopting a let’s-just-get-this-out-of-the-way attitude about the whole thing.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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