adopt
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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
Another throwback is that streamers are increasingly rolling back the years to adopt the weekly airing of an episode at a time, in order to reinvent the era of appointment television.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Last month, it announced a separate effort to spend $100 million to provide training and technical support for consulting firms that are helping enterprises adopt Claude.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The reforms, described as the most significant changes in 70 years, will see Northern Ireland adopt a version of laws in place in countries including Australia, the US and the Republic of Ireland.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“Of course I did,” I snapped, not meaning to adopt my aunt’s peckish ways.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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