adopted
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That name felt like the perfect branding, and the Leights adopted it for their company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
States members adopted the Common Strategic Policy, external which lays out the Council of Ministers' priorities for the political term until 2030.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan, often referred to as a “poison pill,” intended to fend off a hostile takeover.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Much of that progress can be traced to the Montreal Protocol, a global agreement adopted in 1987 to phase out substances responsible for damaging the ozone layer.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
“I still need to know if she’s adopted, and if she got the same kind of letters we got, and if she knows what we all ‘survived,’ and .
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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