adopted

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The AI hedge-funds’ advantage began to decline as more and more hedge funds adopted the technology.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 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

The festival has adopted different ways of storytelling in the past 25 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Late Friday, however, state officials adopted a new structure for the emissions program, called cap-and-invest, that analysts say will likely reduce wildfire mitigation funding by $200 million per year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

“I did ask something of Miss Havisham, however, sir. I asked her to give me some information relative to her adopted daughter, and she gave me all she possessed.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens