Example Sentences

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They examined winged adults that were actively searching for hosts and compared them with wingless adults collected from deer after they had adopted their parasitic lifestyle.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

It was approved primarily because Minetti and her partner were caring for a child they had adopted in Uruguay with serious health problems.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

By 2019, all counties in the state had adopted this system, and more than 80 percent of voters in 2024 were very or somewhat confident that their votes were being counted accurately.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Under a “design to value” approach the company had adopted, those employees needed to find corresponding cost cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

“They had adopted a lot of children with disabilities, and had a total of sixteen kids.”

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson