adopt
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The boss will often adopt the guise that Weiss does, saying that the business needs to adapt to changing times, while offering little detail about what that means or what the new strategy looks like.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
California would be the first in the country to adopt such a statewide standard or permit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
For one, “customers are increasingly turning to platforms as they look to adopt AI.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Many adopt the platform’s mascot, a smiling, green-jacketed cat named “Hypurr,” as their social-media avatars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
“Yes, I would. I could not bear to have Henry supplanted.—Mr. Knightley marry!—No, I have never had such an idea, and I cannot adopt it now. And Jane Fairfax, too, of all women!”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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