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to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving
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Evergreen, who is now 8 weeks old, is currently living with a foster family until a forever family adopts her.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
The plan also adopts a $40 million short-term loan that allows the city to delay paying off its debt, a major point of criticism for many of the protesters.
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—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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Believing in thriving together, PETRONAS adopts progressive collaboration models alongside its CCS endeavor, enabling new growth opportunities for players and exemplifying how pursuing sustainability can also maintain the vibrancy of existing businesses.
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David Zinn’s scenic design adopts a puppet theater jocularity and Andrea Hood’s storybook costumes are as vivid as a box of Colorforms.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
But there’s a brand new film, a little winner called Kneecap, that aims to eschew traditional biographical storytelling that adopts a playful, almost mythic approach to a Irish hip hop group’s rise, blurring the lines between fact and fiction along the way.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Along the way, Roz befriends some of the local wildlife—Pedro Pascal voices a mischievous red fox named Fink, with Bill Nighy voicing an elderly goose named Longneck—and adopts an orphaned goose named Brightbill (Kit Connor).
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
The plan also adopts a $40 million short-term loan that allows the city to delay paying off its debt, a major point of criticism for many of the protesters.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
Montblanc adopts a meticulous approach to entering new markets, conducting in-depth analyses of local cultural backgrounds, consumer behaviors and aesthetic preferences, which enables the brand to effortlessly integrate its core essence with regional cultures.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
As the continent faces an energy crisis and adopts stricter regulations, bitcoin mining is proving its flexibility and utility.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Believing in thriving together, PETRONAS adopts progressive collaboration models alongside its CCS endeavor, enabling new growth opportunities for players and exemplifying how pursuing sustainability can also maintain the vibrancy of existing businesses.
—Petronas Contributor, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
David Zinn’s scenic design adopts a puppet theater jocularity and Andrea Hood’s storybook costumes are as vivid as a box of Colorforms.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
But there’s a brand new film, a little winner called Kneecap, that aims to eschew traditional biographical storytelling that adopts a playful, almost mythic approach to a Irish hip hop group’s rise, blurring the lines between fact and fiction along the way.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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