adoption

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Recent Examples of adoption Authorities have verified 116 adoptions, and 71 dogs were available for adoption in May, according to the sheriff. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Investment bank Morgan Stanley estimates there could be one billion humanoids in use by 2050, representing a market of over $5 trillion, though adoption will not pick up speed until at least a decade from now. John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 The horses will be taken in trailers to a corral in Modoc National Forest, where they’ll be readied for adoption. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 As human behavior has always been one of the biggest aspects of wearable adoption, an ambient home solves for convenience and effortless health tracking. Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for adoption
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The couple embrace on a leather armchair somewhere in the home in this 1969 snap.
    Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026
  • Today, the country’s embrace of the technology is evidenced by the ubiquity of robots.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Scorsese’s public espousal of this technology marks the latest shift in attitude about AI from powerful Hollywood creatives.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • With Ancelotti on the sideline, there may be more begrudging acceptance of that this time.
    Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Plus, regulatory acceptance, industry validation, and real-world testing will determine how widely such systems can be deployed in safety-critical environments.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

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“Adoption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoption. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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