adopted

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When everyone focuses on sourdough starters, The Dog who adopted me over half a decade ago, and I, embark on a journey in my little Spanish house surrounded by San Diego desert soil.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Here, he breaks down his routine for a Sunday in his adopted hometown with his wife, jewelry designer Beth Kaltman, and their 10-year-old daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The construction industry has already tested and adopted some lower carbon practices, from using recycled materials to a process called “warm mix asphalt” that lowers production temperatures and greenhouse gases, Tomaino said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

According to Lopes, Washington has adopted a more pragmatic and less ideological approach to the bilateral relationship since September - when the two presidents met at the UN General Assembly in New York .

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Andrew Jackson also spent the remaining years of his life at the Hermitage, with his adopted son Andrew Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sarah, riding every day with his granddaughter, Rachel.

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