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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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Goldman Sachs’s global head of asset and wealth management, Marc Nachmann, in a statement said that ”democratizing access” to FDEs can help companies adopt AI and scale their operations.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

The movements also feel familiar, which makes them easier to adopt and maintain over time.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Pratt would adopt a “treatment first” policy, one that views mental illness and addiction as “the primary drivers of chronic homelessness.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Now there’s a violation only if an algorithmically driven set of random plans would have created a district benefiting minority voters randomly and the state didn’t adopt such a map.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

This means that scientists, although they may not be aware of it, are never obliged to adopt any particular theory: there are always alternatives that would work as well, indeed, for all we know, better.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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