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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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The world's seven largest advanced economies acknowledged that "the growing adoption of AI will place increasing pressure on electricity grids".

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

“Since our Series G in February, adoption has continued to grow across global enterprise customers, and our run-rate revenue crossed $47 billion earlier this month,” Anthropic said in the Thursday announcement.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Roth conversion transactions increased 41% year over year, highlighting the continued acceleration of Roth adoption, Fidelity said.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

And thus, to slow down development and adoption “does not mean opposing progress,” but ensuring such progress can be realized as beneficial for all.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

I knew that I had been adopted, although there had never been official proceedings to make the adoption legal.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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