How to Use adoption in a Sentence

adoption

noun
  • The lawyer has handled countless adoptions.
  • Our adoption of local customs has gone slowly.
  • But Berezin says that the adoption of those AI tools has been slow.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Crypto is in for a volatile year, but stablecoins remain the best path for mainstream adoption.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The process to adopt a child from foster care includes training, interviews, and home visits to determine if adoption is right for you.
    BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
  • But even in the U.S., crypto per capita adoption is highest with minorities.
    Omid Malekan, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Now, Dori has finally become a grandmother through adoption.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The commercials ended and a scene from a soap opera began: A young pregnant woman discussing plans to give up her baby for adoption.
    Dan Hernandez, Longreads, 28 Feb. 2023
  • In other places, the adoption of courses focused on Black and Brown lives is exciting some young students of color.
    Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • City leaders view San Francisco workers’ widespread adoption of working from home as a crisis that could hollow out downtown.
    Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2023
  • This is Ralphie’s third unsuccessful adoption, according to the shelter.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The company showcased its cloud strength, bolstered by the adoption of its artificial intelligence products.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Ryan has his own animal rescue foundation and helped the Humane Society promote their adoption drive at the team's practice facility.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
  • But as this was still the ICE age, the mass adoption of car use fouled the air.
    Carlton Reid, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The cafe housed about 30 cats that were up for adoption.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Salinger urged adoption of the dove plank on the Vietnam War.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
  • These are the pets up for adoption in Phoenix-area shelters this week.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
  • These are the adorable pets up for adoption in Phoenix-area shelters this week.
    The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
  • In fact, the technology is on the cusp of much wider adoption.
    Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The union is seeking to ensure that the adoption of AI will not displace jobs.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 May 2024
  • That’s faster than many EVs on the market and goes a long way toward adoption.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Buttigieg and his husband were in the middle of the adoption process when Vance made those comments.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2024
  • Tennessee will join North Dakota in the adoption of the bill.
    Kaylin Blue, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The interspecies friends are not up for adoption at this time.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Pinky’s also hosts pet adoption events, with the next one scheduled for Dec.16.
    Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Read on to meet some of the dogs available for adoption through Mission K9 Rescue.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • Subsidies have played a huge role in the recent wave of adoption.
    Michelle Toh, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Many of the animals are now healthy and available for adoption.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2023
  • To learn about the adoption process and available animals, go here.
    Teryn Jones, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
  • And that’s probably going to hurt sales in the near term and slow e-bike adoption in the US, which isn’t great for the climate.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 May 2024

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