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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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Smart glasses have been slowly growing in usage, but the category overall faces several barriers to mainstream adoption, said Flora Tang, principal analyst at Counterpoint Research.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

The organisation cited a recent survey from pollster Median shows that 68 percent of Hungarians support both same-sex marriage and adoption.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

In addition to excavating the property, investigators have seized financial records, adoption records and business records.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Codex also created a daily-updating dashboard with his customers and the metrics he cares about, like product adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

On November 7, 2003, our family went down to the courthouse to finalize the adoption.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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