adopted

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When it was adopted, California’s Article I, Section 18 decreed: “Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude, unless for the punishment of crimes, shall ever be tolerated in this State.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Alex Howell: In Kansas City, the World Cup has been adopted by pretty much all of the people I have spoken to and the local businesses.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

By the time Pochettino arrived in England as a coach, he had fully adopted Bielsa’s psychotic ethos as a matter of survival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of when the Declaration of Independence was adopted, marking the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

“I mean, if you’re busy, I can get the mail by myself. It’s just—you’re used to being adopted, and you laugh things off, but this is all new to me, you know?”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix