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Gil had been an early adopter of e-commerce after his old store folded, and he made a nice living selling books on eBay and Amazon.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
As an “SCTV” early adopter, O’Hara was first attractive to me because she was funny, but she was also beautiful — a beauty she could subvert by a subtle or broad rearrangement of her features.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Kerry Brennan, a manager on Waymo’s product and customer research team, said that Waymo’s ridership doesn’t just consist of the stereotypical young, affluent early adopter.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025
Adobe became an early adopter in 2012, when the company swapped annual reviews in favor of regular “check-ins” that focused on goals, feedback and development.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
It was necessary, however, that the adopter should have no children of his own, and that he should be of such an age as to preclude reasonable expectation of any being born to him.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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