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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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Yet hurdles remain, with adoption uneven across the country.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Other findings included: AI adoption is near universal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

These limitations have made widespread industrial adoption difficult.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The winking pup had escaped from his new home in San Francisco days after undergoing surgery — being neutered and having his right eye removed — and his adoption from an East Bay organization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

We spend the rest of the day entering adoption information into the computer and collecting my own sampling.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

Investors have been preoccupied with Muse’s impressive adoptions stats.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Diana Defries, who successfully campaigned for a state apology for forced adoptions, said greater access to records could help families understand what happened in the homes.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

“It still may not permit this adoption. In fact, even the more mod­erate Muslim nations are hesitant with adoptions because in many of those countries, Islamic law, Shari a, doesn’t recognize adoption.”

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini


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