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adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
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The reforms will see the region adopt a system similar to those already in place in countries such as Australia, the United States and the Republic of Ireland.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Huawei's next iteration of its Kirin chip, set to launch in the autumn, will be the first ever to fully adopt an architecture called "LogicFolding" based on the new principle, the company said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Alabama wanted the court to adopt a theory that would allow states to weigh multiple IQ scores any way they wanted to get above 70.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Anthropic’s sales have exploded since the start of the year as enterprises across the world race to adopt its popular set of coding tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Records showed that they had tried to conceive children of their own for ten years, and had been waiting to adopt for another four.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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