adoptions
- plural of adoption.
Example Sentences
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David and Ally chose a local agency that specialised in arranging adoptions of Indonesian babies.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
Cat adoptions are climbing: More than 2.2 million cats were adopted from U.S. shelters in 2025, up 16% from a decade ago, according to Shelter Animals Count.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
Last month, the Church of England last month said sorry for its role in the forced adoptions.
From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026
Not all the birth mothers subjected to forced adoptions went through a Church of England mother and baby home.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
She told me she had called a few adoption agencies that arranged international adoptions.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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