adopt
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The hurt and humiliation behind Hally’s eyes allow us to adopt Sam’s sympathetic attitude toward the boy, even as Beatty refuses to soften the character’s wrathful entitlement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
We have made clear with both Beacon and Hope what we hope will happen: that management will adopt a shareholder-first capital-allocation framework.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
In games we adopt a goal—getting the best score—only as a means to our true purpose: engaging in “fascinating struggles.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
From 15 June the tactic will be deemed a "malicious practice", meaning sites which continue to adopt it may be down-ranked or even removed from Google Search results.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
How can one respect, let alone adopt, the values of a people who do not, on any level whatever, live the way they say they do, or the way they say they should?
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing adopt
It's All in the Family
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