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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /


NOUN
legal taking of another's child
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Companies are grappling with “AI agent sprawl” as widespread AI agent adoption creates management, cybersecurity, and cost issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Company executives have said it’s a precursor to broader institutional adoption of crypto and could unlock trillions of dollars in assets flowing into Bitcoin and other less-well-known tokens.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The bill, sought by Coinbase, aims to boost institutional crypto adoption; a compromise allows rewards on usage, not idle deposits.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

But widespread adoption requires clinical trials demonstrating that acting on a blood-test result actually extends lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The instant we get back to Georgia I am filing for an adoption.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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