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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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Wood thinks investors are missing that there is more “pull-through into higher-value Microsoft services” through the company’s business model, and believes Azure can drive adoption across its wider software portfolio.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Adoption Now, which handled Preston's adoption, was represented at the hearing, along with Bolton Council, described as the "host" council for the body.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Wide adoption of phones running on so-called AI agents would be a revolution, but would also take control away from major apps, which aren't always happy about it.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

However, the upcoming convention will look more like the sort of nominating conventions that dominated party politics prior to the widespread adoption of the primary election nominating process.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

“Is all the adoption information on the computer?”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

One pointed out that the children's adoptions had been approved based on government officers' recommendations, and that the adoptive parents "are innocent parties that have done every step in accordance with the law".

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Cat adoptions are climbing: More than 2.2 million cats were adopted from U.S. shelters in 2025, up 16% from a decade ago, according to Shelter Animals Count.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Australia's government issued a landmark apology in 2013 for forced adoptions and Ireland's did so in 2021.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Not all the birth mothers subjected to forced adoptions went through a Church of England mother and baby home.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

She told me she had called a few adoption agencies that arranged international adoptions.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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