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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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In March, it said it generates $2 billion in monthly revenue, noting that it has been able to increase the pace of ad sales inside ChatGPT and grow the adoption of its Codex agent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The Church of England said in January it was planning to apologise for its role in the forced adoption scandal.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Sick babies – who were considered unsuitable for adoption – were allowed to die at a church-run mother and baby home in Cumbria, according to a new study of documents by a leading academic.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The MIT measure of AI adoption, for example, depends on company disclosures, and saying little doesn’t necessarily mean little is happening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

There’s no adoption fee because this is not an adoption.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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