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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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Last year, it also acquired sports agencies Adopt and Bespoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Adopt and adapt, just like Americans have always done when new technologies were introduced.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

Oxfordshire County Council and its regional adoption agency, Adopt Thames Valley, try to find homes for around 50-60 children a year, including babies and older children.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2024

Adopt an individualized approach to healthy behaviors that promote weight loss while considering personal preferences, environmental challenges, health conditions and nutrient needs.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2024

Adopt it, and from that moment you may date the beginning of the return of the seceded States into the fold of the Union.

From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)




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