adopted

Example Sentences

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It is the first step in a review process before the final risk values are adopted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Citing concerns of such spiraling violence, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador adopted a “hugs, not bullets” approach to the cartels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

This map still has a ways to go in Louisiana’s Legislature, but if it is ultimately adopted, it would be the third set of congressional maps the state has had since the 2020 census.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

More than 120 passengers and crew on the MV Hondius were flown out from Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday and Monday, and countries have adopted different health measures for their returning evacuees.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Este says a lot more stuff, but I can’t focus on anything except that one word: adopted.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko