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The Associated Press news agency drew his wrath for refusing to adopt the name "Gulf of America" in place of "Gulf of Mexico."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The group tried to push the state legislature to adopt bills aimed at stopping steep rent increases and protecting tenants’ rights to organize.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

In 1968, he appeared in Alan Bennett's first West End play Forty Years On and was forced to adopt his mother's maiden name, as union rules prevented two actors from having the same name.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

A two-year budget would enhance planning for infrastructure improvements under another new requirement that the city adopt a Capital Infrastructure Plan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

Cong has bewildered opponents at weigh-ins while wearing the face paint, and says she even adopts the Joker alias when using social media messaging back home in China.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

It adopts a helpful no-punishment philosophy: If you don’t meet your goals or you step away from the app for an extended amount of time, it only sends encouragement.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

“Until California adopts comprehensive wildfire reforms to provide long-term certainty for customers, wildfire victims and utilities, the Legislature should not advance policies that increase regulatory uncertainty and customer costs,” PG&E spokesperson Jennifer Robison said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

"The nervous system adopts a safety-first approach, compensating for age-related changes by favoring stability over performance," says Associate Professor Immink, Lead of the Active Lives Research Program within the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

In May, Congress adopts a gag rule designed to prohibit any discussion of petitions related to slavery.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

But some of the sector’s top executives have chosen to follow the president, who closely tracks whether his various unilateral name changes are adopted.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

A long-haul truck driver for 27 years, she has adopted the campaign slogan “Trucker Tough” in her bid to defeat Hamadeh, who won the seat in 2024 by 13 percentage points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Jean was separated from her daughter for 16 years, after Tye was taken into care at 11 weeks' old and then adopted at the age of two.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

“The Board has already adopted a fiscal stabilization plan to address these challenges, including making difficult decisions to maintain the District’s financial health.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The motto which I adopted when I started from slavery was this—“Trust no man!”

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass

“Extreme Makeover” had also been airing since 2002, showing ordinary men and women undergoing plastic surgery, receiving style makeovers and adopting fitness routines.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

In a follow-up March 17 meeting, she was the only vote against adopting the ballot language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

There are still serious disputes to resolve however, including mechanisms for adopting a treaty and amending it in the future.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

But here’s the honest truth: People are spending so much time with AI that they’re adopting chatbots’ favorite phrases in conversation, Slacks, emails and texts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

As a result, the English stuck to Newton’s fluxion notation rather than adopting Leibniz’s superior differential notation—cutting off their noses to spite their faces.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife