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Recent Examples of adoption
Rollie Pollie and Friends Rescue will next hold a pet adoption event at Pet Supermarket, 419 North Federal Highway in Pompano Beach, on Sunday, April 12.
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Julian Camejo, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
That kind of focus affirmed her in a way that gave her a lifeline at that time in her young life, one with a history with homelessness and going through foster care and adoption.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
But what is happening right now is not the adoption of a promising therapy.
—Vikas Patel, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Currently, distressed knitwear has seen a 14 percent increase in market adoption compared to last year.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Julian Camejo, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
That kind of focus affirmed her in a way that gave her a lifeline at that time in her young life, one with a history with homelessness and going through foster care and adoption.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
But what is happening right now is not the adoption of a promising therapy.
—Vikas Patel, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Currently, distressed knitwear has seen a 14 percent increase in market adoption compared to last year.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adoption
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But Cygnet Infinity—which received gold at the Spirits Business’s Low & No Masters 2026 Awards—is less about abstinence than embracement.—
Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2026
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That embracement has helped the military enlist between 128,000 and 190,000 new service members annually since the 1990s, even though some armed forces, especially the Army, have struggled to meet their recruiting goals in the past few years.—
Jeremiah Favara,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Since 2018, the Day4Empathy reinforces Ebert’s embrace of the universal principles of empathy, humility, compassion and paying acts of kindness forward, Chaz Ebert said.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Bondi's public embrace of the president, however, marked a sharp departure from her predecessors, who generally took pains to maintain an arm's-length distance from the White House to protect the impartiality of investigations and prosecutions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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However, formal mindfulness meditation involves sustained practice that systematically trains attention and acceptance.—
J. David Creswell,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Grocery Hub is working on getting SNAP EBT card acceptance back at the location and intends to implement a customer loyalty program, Hussein said.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Adoption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoption. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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