adopted

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Specifically, they examined whether participants had adopted more positive or more negative views about aging.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

Wolfe had made a name with his full-throated New Journalism dispatches of the 1960s and ’70s, which adopted the techniques of fiction to describe a postwar world that seemed increasingly outlandish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

And the cost of reforming social care would depend on which model was adopted.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Ukraine aims to have 27 percent of all electricity production from renewables by 2030 -- up from 11 percent at the moment -- according to a plan adopted in 2024.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

He liked the ending too, when Oliver was adopted by a rich man who turned out to be his father’s friend, and Mr. Bumble ended up in the workhouse.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo