adoption

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Recent Examples of adoption Research published last year on Japanese nursing homes found that robot adoption reduced worker quit rates and was associated with better care quality. Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026 One reason adoption of coercive control consideration has been slow is that the concept can be unjustly applied to victims themselves. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026 Investors bought tech stocks viewed as supporting the AI infrastructure buildout and dumping those seen as threatened by its adoption. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026 Fill out an adoption application, and an adoption counselor will reach out via email and telephone. Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 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
  • House progressives are looking askance at the recent embrace of universal basic income by tech billionaires like Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Jan Jones' embrace of Jackson could be the start of a tide of state House Republicans rejecting the lieutenant governor after years of feeling burned by his attempts to impose his will on the lower chamber.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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
  • These Allswifit Slip-On Sneakers earned a seal of acceptance from the American Podiatric Medical Association, along with glowing reviews from hairstylists, healthcare workers, and Disney park-goers alike.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Jimbo is a storyteller and clown with a message of love, tolerance and acceptance.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Adoption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoption. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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