adopted

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Their newly adopted strategy worked for a few years, until the market crashed in the early 70s, leaving Wellington overexposed and bleeding assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The number reached 410,000 last year after the procedures were streamlined by a new law adopted in July.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

This map still has a ways to go in Louisiana’s Legislature, but if it is ultimately adopted, it would be the third set of congressional maps the state has had since the 2020 census.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Born in Vietnam, Hallyday was adopted into a French family and raised in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The motto which I adopted when I started from slavery was this—“Trust no man!”

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass