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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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But adoption itself was not optional, the OpenAI chief argued, comparing a country refusing AI to one refusing electricity a century ago.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

The adoption of artificial intelligence at work has been widespread, but more “shallow” than expected — for now.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

PwC’s $31.6 trillion prediction sits within a range of $22 trillion and $50 trillion, where the actual outcome will be based on the acceleration and rate of AI adoption.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

And she would like to see a centre of excellence for adoption in Scotland, where anyone involved in adoption can receive comprehensive training and support.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

From my parents’ awful plan to give up Sir Fig Newton for adoption, to my epic fail with the lemonade stand.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The MSF declined to answer the BBC's questions on whether it did any checks on the babies who entered Singapore and how it usually conducts checks on the adoptions of foreign children.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

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

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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