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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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Brussels' AI regulation, adopted in 2024, requires systems to respect the EU's copyright rules.

From Barron's

Surprising events and negative news can always tempt investors into suddenly adopting radically different strategies: fast trading, market timing, ultrahigh dividends and other techniques that purportedly reduce risk or raise return.

From The Wall Street Journal

The International Energy Agency advised households, businesses, and governments to adopt measures like working from home and carpooling to curb fuel demand amid soaring oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chait adopted a conciliatory tone, addressing union leaders — who were not present.

From Los Angeles Times

The settlement also includes a commitment from Berkeley to adopt mandatory anti-discrimination and antisemitism training for staff and faculty and beef up its process for handling discrimination complaints.

From Los Angeles Times