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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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And when they invest in other funds, the accounting rules let them simply adopt the net asset values, or NAVs, provided by other fund managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Huddled around a small makeshift memorial of votive candles and flowers, those gathered demanded that the Inglewood Police Department adopt body-worn cameras, as many police agencies countrywide have done.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The IMF chief said financial policymakers were in a difficult situation, having to choose between alleviating pain for citizens and possibly forcing central banks to then adopt restrictive monetary policy, delivering a demand shock.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

And it also proved how eagerly people were willing to adopt open-source platforms.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The unemployed asked for jobs; the childless, for help in finding a baby to adopt; the oppressed, for justice.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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