adopt
Example Sentences
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Yet most states, including New York, don’t adopt the modern federal rule allowing this.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
In insulating materials such as CeMgAl11O19, magnetic ions like cerium can adopt one of two arrangements: ferromagnetic or anti-ferromagnetic.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Until AI started writing code, for example, tearing out enterprise software to adopt a competitor’s offering was rarely worth it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Magyar has promised to adopt a far more pro-European approach to Hungary's relations with the EU and it will be the responsibility of his government to reverse the legislation.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
“Anyone want to adopt a couple of teenagers?”
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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