adopted

Example Sentences

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He’s still captivated by his adopted home state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

In the 1970s, Chicano artists in the U.S. adopted Kahlo as an emblem of their cultural pride and demand for equal rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Ilyas Lebleu, an A.I. research student based in France who edits Wikipedia under the username Chaotic Enby, first wrote the proposal that was debated and adopted as the site’s A.I. ban.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The Fed adopted an explicit inflation target of 2%, as measured by the annual change in the personal consumption expenditures, or PCE, price index, in January 2012 and re-affirmed that target in January 2026.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“If we hadn’t taken the challenge, we might not have met Reggie. Or adopted Freebie. And Georgie and Michelle might not be married—at least not yet.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty