adoption

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Recent Examples of adoption The pair went up for adoption at the shelter in Sevierville, a roughly 15-mile drive north from the popular Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025 Many experts anticipate this trend will continue, if not accelerate, as AI plays a greater role in society – consuming more power as AI adoption grows. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, both districts served as welcoming destinations for white families eager to leave LRSD while also resisting adoption of any substantive desegregation methods of their own. Time, 4 Sep. 2025 As the pharmaceutical industry navigates increasingly complex regulatory landscapes, the adoption of generative AI could mark a turning point in how quickly and safely therapies reach patients worldwide. Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adoption
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Noun
  • Foster’s embrace of the label was not an accident; Armani had set up a specialist VIP dressing room on Rodeo Drive in the late ‘80s that stars could visit to be styled.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The two embrace and appear surprised to see each other.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Trump administration is also unwinding another key tool of American soft power: the country’s espousal of liberal democratic values.
    Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
  • Supporting Yoon’s impeachment, Lee has also condemned Yoon’s unconstitutional abuse of martial law and espousal of election fraud conspiracy theory.
    Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Concerns included graphic illustrations, discussion of drug or alcohol use and transgender acceptance.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Israel did not confirm its acceptance, and when the US has previously touted possible deals, Israeli leaders have publicly pledged to continue their assault.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Adoption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoption. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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