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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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Apple is shifting its focus toward monetizing its expanding installed base in markets including India, Brazil and Mexico through greater adoption of higher-priced Pro-series models, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

They see security needs surrounding the adoption of AI growing, adding to the opportunity for CrowdStrike to profit.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Eating healthily does not require the adoption of rigid diets that undermine the joy of eating and provoke their own anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Internal memos suggested that the firm knew opt-in tools tended to have low adoption rates, and yet it still launched safety features that were not switched on by default.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

On her winter break from her first year at Vassar, Imogen had rummaged in Gil Sokoloff’s file cabinet, looking for her adoption records.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Hidayat joined a Facebook group for adoptions, and was approached by a woman claiming she could not have children.

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

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

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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