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  • past participle of adopt.
  • past tense form of adopt.
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adopted





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If the coating can be adopted in power plants or industrial heat exchangers, it could improve energy efficiency by allowing heat to move more effectively.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

White’s guidance would likely lead to tighter monetary policy than the Fed has actually adopted in recent decades.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The NBA adopted its first private-equity ownership framework in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The technology has been introduced from the last 16 stage, but this season will be adopted from the second round onwards.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Every single grouse egg, along with her own ten eggs, hatched out and she adopted them.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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