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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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She began experimenting intensively with AI and added “AI adoption leader” to her LinkedIn profile.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Its infrastructure-solutions business powered ahead thanks to the surge in AI server demand with the growing adoption of agentic AI by both overseas and domestic clients.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The Japanese government is aware of the wider problem of low AI adoption, and is trying to get more companies to take up the technology.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

As a civil rights lawyer in Santa Barbara, he successfully argued a landmark California Supreme Court case, which upheld the right of adults unrelated by blood, marriage or adoption to live together as a family.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

It has the basic information about adoption fees and the shelter’s hours.

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

Last month, the Church of England last month said sorry for its role in the forced adoptions.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 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

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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