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adient

American  
[ad-ee-uhnt] / ˌæd i ənt /

adjective

Psychology.
  1. tending to move toward a stimulus.


Etymology

Origin of adient

< Latin adient- (stem of adiēns approaching, present participle of adīre ), equivalent to ad- ad- + -i- go + -ent- -ent

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Employees wearing face masks work on a car seat assembly line at Yanfeng Adient factory in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, February 24, 2020.

From Reuters

Adient Plc., up $7.15 to $47.47.

From Washington Times

Adient has 83,000 employees in 35 countries, with 220 manufacturing or assembly plants worldwide.

From Washington Times

Adient is making its second significant investment in Henderson County in the last two years.

From Washington Times

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development says the project involves expanding the Adient manufacturing facility in Lexington.

From Washington Times