Cats don't adopt people; they adopt refrigerators. From LearnThat.org.
adopt a book for a screenplay. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The spirit we ought to adopt is to look for the best, and not for faults and failings. From Wordnik.com. [International Peace and Good Will] Reference
Why would we adopt a Latin word meaning baby to describe what we already know is a baby in formation?. From Wordnik.com. [BIG BLUE WAVE] Reference
I think the snarky persona some in the blogosphere adopt is unfortuate. From Wordnik.com. [Bring it on ...] Reference
The plainness that many NOB women adopt is viewed by city women here as somewhat odd. From Wordnik.com. [how to "pass" for a Mexican] Reference
Tell friends and family to adopt from the Hawaiian Humane Society on Valentine's Day Weekend. From Wordnik.com. [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference
When one of Kevin's clients needs a place to stay, however, Kevin and Scotty's wish to adopt is revisited. From Wordnik.com. [Will Brothers & Sisters' Time Jump Reinvent the Show?] Reference
The translation part is easy sometimes beacause the Spanish adopt the English word and give it a Spanish twist. From Wordnik.com. [Word Magazine - Comments] Reference
This is what we're calling the adopt a house campaign. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 4, 2007] Reference
This is what we're calling the adopt-a-house campaign. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2007] Reference
Perhaps Global English will adopt the Arabic word qanāt. From Wordnik.com. [The English Is Coming!] Reference
Also, tried to convince him to adopt from a shelter here:). From Wordnik.com. [Sooooo many questions....] Reference
Today we find out that Cindy’s story of Mother Teresa convincing her to adopt is false. From Wordnik.com. [Warring McCain, Obama Camps - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
GWB doesn’t seem greatly enamored with all the freedoms he recommends Putin adopt, based on his recent actions. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Putin Jabs Bush: ‘We Certainly Would Not Want…The Same Kind of Democracy As They Have in Iraq’] Reference
Of course, the last time we tried to adopt from a shelter, we couldn’t – military families move too often, apparently. From Wordnik.com. [13 Reasons To Go Adopt a Pet] Reference
Then there is the actual process of finding a child to adopt, which is only compounded when adopting from a foreign country. From Wordnik.com. [The Union - All Categories] Reference
Farther on, I have given, in connection with accelerators, a process I adopt, which is far less tedious and equally reliable. From Wordnik.com. [American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype] Reference
Want to "adopt" a sea creature or reforest a nation?. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Parrish DuDell: 5 Budget-Friendly Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season] Reference
I don't know, by the way, if "adopt" is the right word. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune 's Stanley Bing: All play and no work make the iPad a dull toy] Reference
DAVIES: And how did you learn to kind of adopt a cab drivers persona?. From Wordnik.com. [Pay The Cab Fare ... And Meet The Author, Too] Reference
And you kind of adopt them and people hold on to them very, very tightly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 2, 2008] Reference
To honor his pledge to disown Iraq he felt obliged to "adopt" Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [Simon Jenkins: Britain Must Tell Obama: The Alliance of Denial Has to End] Reference
Some folks even proposed allowing community groups to "adopt" port-a-potties. From Wordnik.com. [Lori's A.M. Buzz: 'Real' drama] Reference
He's asking them to "adopt" a painting by paying for an individual restoration. From Wordnik.com. [Restoration Job:] Reference
Just recently I joined a program that allows you to "adopt" a person who is MIA. From Wordnik.com. [Loveletters from Vol 11] Reference
Barack Obama will "adopt" America, but in Liz's words, "this might take a long time.". From Wordnik.com. [Etan Bednarsh: Obama's Thursday Night TV Special: Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy are Nice, But Where is Barack Obama?] Reference
In Calgary, an experiment is under way whereby local businesses "adopt" local schools. From Wordnik.com. [Yes, Things Really Have Changed] Reference
Individuals "adopt" youngsters, giving as little as a dollar a day to help pay their way. From Wordnik.com. [Colima orphanage runs on faith] Reference
KAGAN: ... when it's convenient for them they kind of adopt the Palestinians and their plight. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2002] Reference
Brown asked whether Asian-Americans could "adopt" names that "we could deal with more readily here.". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
The truth be told, Liberals want to "adopt" moderate Republicans while showing the door to their own!. From Wordnik.com. [More Moderate vs. Conservative GOP battles ahead] Reference
Each user can 'adopt' a word, and at that moment all words adopted by others will become visible to her. From Wordnik.com. [Albert-Laszlo Barabasi: 'Bursts': Can Human Behavior Be Predicted And Controlled?] Reference
This is a dilution of an earlier version which says that member states would "adopt" such budgetary rules. From Wordnik.com. [Scrambled eggs and bacon on Brussels menu as EU woos David Cameron] Reference
In those days white people in the North usually would "adopt" just a few Negroes; they didn't see them as any threat. From Wordnik.com. [The Autobiography of Malcolm X]
Patrons will have an opportunity to 'adopt' for restoration an E.E. Cummings painting from SUNY Brockport's collection. From Wordnik.com. [Restoration Job:] Reference
I think it might be a good idea if other liberal bloggers were to "adopt" a right winger to dispute on a regular basis. From Wordnik.com. [Jesse Larner: Human Rights: Not A Partisan Issue] Reference
A lot of the things I "adopt" are sitting in a drawer someplace, and have been since about a week after I "adopted" them. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune 's Stanley Bing: All play and no work make the iPad a dull toy] Reference
We presume it will; but so will any other scheme we may adopt which is warlike and effective in its character and results. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens] Reference
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