adopted

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Blackstone opted for a bigger payout in the first quarter to reassure clients, a strategy Blue Owl and Cliffwater also adopted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The Rams moved to L.A. in 2016 after playing in St. Louis for 20 years — while Angelenos adopted teams for reasons beside geography or got comfortable living in a fantasy football land.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Many companies have adopted temporary hiring freezes to offset their own rising costs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

They examined winged adults that were actively searching for hosts and compared them with wingless adults collected from deer after they had adopted their parasitic lifestyle.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

‘I came to England. I went by the name Mimi, and when I was adopted my surname changed, too,’ Bubbe says simply.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler