adopted
Example Sentences
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Palm Beach County voting records cited by US media show Trump requested a ballot in late July and returned it last week for the contests in his adopted home state.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
They were quickly interpreted to be a variation of a rallying cry adopted by some people angry at the health-insurance industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Lead ecologist at Yorkshire Water, Sean Davey, said: "The bat boxes on the Sheffield site were installed only nine months prior - so it's encouraging to see them being quickly adopted by multiple bat species."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Campaigns have always adopted new technology, from television to the internet to social media,” Hilton campaign spokesperson Hector Barajas said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Identical Post-it notes, even though Chip was adopted through a different agency and lived in Illinois his whole life until now?
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
