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adopted
A bright spot occurred on Sept. 10 when the couple adopted William Clayton Akin.
From the stltoday.com
The Daniels have five children, three of whom were adopted, their attorney said.
From the sacbee.com
It was taken the same day we adopted him from the Newton Humane Society Shelter.
From the kansas.com
I had fathered two children and adopted two children and rarely saw any of them.
From the latimes.com
For now, the League must develop a detailed plan before the proposal is adopted.
From the time.com
He has two children from his first marriage and has adopted Sue's daughter, Kim.
From the ealingtimes.co.uk
They had just adopted their third child a week before he went into the hospital.
From the kansas.com
She says she doesn't know her adopted hometown well enough yet do to it justice.
From the kentucky.com
Many instructors at Broadus Elementary School in Pacoima have adopted his style.
From the latimes.com
- Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
- Take up and practice as one's own
- Assume: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
- Assume: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
- Take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
- Dramatize: put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
- Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another who is not kin and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents. ...
- (Adoptation) According to Gabriel A. Dover, Adoptation is an evolved feature of an organism that contributes to its viability and reproduction (established by molecular drive) and that adopts some previously inaccessible component of the environment.
- Adopted is a 2009 American independent film starring comedian Pauly Shore. It is a movie that pokes fun at the current trend of celebrity adoptions. The film marks Shore's third turn as a writer, director, and producer.
