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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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She said adoption accelerated over the past two years as government subsidies, improving vehicle quality and falling operating costs combined to make ownership more attractive.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

The adoption of generative AI is having a profound effect on all sorts of companies.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

The company’s new CPU offering should benefit from growing adoption of AI agents like Meta’s Muse, he says, adding that Meta is Arm’s chief customer for the CPU.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

These limitations have made widespread industrial adoption difficult.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The holidays are a busy time for pet adoption.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Later, she became the chair of the Movement for an Adoption Apology, which campaigned for the UK government to apologise for forced adoptions.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

David and Ally chose a local agency that specialised in arranging adoptions of Indonesian babies.

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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