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adopt
verb as in choose or take something as one's own
Example Sentences
Earlier this year the agency adopted new heat protections that apply to indoor workers, expanding safety measures for more than a million workers laboring in warehouses, kitchens, laundry rooms and other hot indoor settings.
Williams, a third-year pro, said he has adopted a regimen to help him weather the season.
Coldplay, Enter Shikari and Sam Fender have all adopted a levy of their own on tours to help support the grassroots sector after dozens went to the wall last year.
In 1979, Margaret Thatcher adopted a diet consisting of 28 eggs a week to help fuel her successful general election campaign.
Many states adopted California’s model, and President Obama’s Affordable Care Act took important steps to insure the uninsured and prevent companies from denying coverage to people who want it.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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