adopted

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Bell played on the awards show’s new name, focusing her opening monologue on adopted stage names, a common choice for actors seeking something “that rolls of the tongue with melodious ease,” Bell said.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1973 it adopted the War Powers Resolution, passed over Richard Nixon's veto, to become the only lasting limit on unilateral presidential military action abroad.

From Barron's

"The EU has adopted strong sanctions against Iran and supported diplomatic solutions, including on the nuclear issue," she said in a statement on X, adding she has spoken to Israel's and other regional foreign ministers.

From BBC

World IDs could present tempting targets for theft if they become widely adopted, according to Rory Mir, director of open access and tech community engagement at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights advocacy group.

From The Wall Street Journal

The app owned by Facebook parent Meta Platforms wrote in a blog post on Thursday that parents who have adopted Instagram’s supervision tools to monitor their children’s profile activity would start receiving alerts next week.

From The Wall Street Journal