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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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Corporate AI adoption has so far helped fuel Palantir’s blistering revenue growth as companies use large language models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Alphabet’s Google to manipulate information within Palantir’s data platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

With a mandate to move quickly on AI, Pentagon leadership is extending model adoption from headquarters to the field where soldiers operate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Of the 250 dogs rescued, 87 were taken in by the RSPCA, which said the "vast majority" had been rehomed, while some were reserved and two dogs remained up for adoption.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The average electric vehicle costs about $55,000, and the expiration of a $7,500 tax credit further hinders U.S. adoption compared to Europe and China.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Scared and depressed, the thirty-four-year-old hid her pregnancy and hoped to secretly put the child up for adoption.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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