adopted

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The last important amendment adopted, the 26th, which lowered the voting age to 18, was ratified 55 years ago.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

The “Soak Up the Sun” singer adopted her older son, Wyatt, now 19, the same year that she moved to Nashville, and later welcomed Levi, now 16, in 2010.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The Cubs have won three title since the sport was adopted as a championship event in the Southern Section.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The number reached 410,000 last year after the procedures were streamlined by a new law adopted in July.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

His diction could be so contagious that even non-PIH-ers, especially when in his company, adopted the same phrases.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French