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adopted - definition and meaning
Definitions
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adjective
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verb adopt .
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adjective
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They are the only Argyle, a name adopted for reasons never fully explained.
In praise of … Plymouth Argyle | Editorial 2011
“Supreme Emergency” is a phrase adopted by Walzer from a 1939 speech by Winston Churchill in an attempt to reconcile just war ethics with the killing of innocent civilians entailed in the nighttime bombing of German cities.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
Far West Entertainment As two-fifths of the night's support act Blush, they are about to perform in front of 14,000 screaming Beliebers—the name adopted by the teen phenom's legions of fans.
Homegrown Idols Jason Chow 2011
“Supreme Emergency” is a phrase adopted by Walzer from a 1939 speech by Winston Churchill in an attempt to reconcile just war ethics with the killing of innocent civilians entailed in the nighttime bombing of German cities.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
In England the story was also run by the weekly magazine, Women's Own, who gave it the title adopted here, Blind Chance.
The Elvis Latte Allie Dresser 2010
Stalin adopted his name from a Russian word meaning what?
May 2007 2007
Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (B B T D) is the term adopted in 1986 by the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Oral Health Coalition to describe the decay of primary maxillary incisors that occurs due to prolonged bottle feeding in young children.
BABY BOTTLE TOOTH DECAY 2008
Her classification as independent contractor or employee depends, not on the label adopted by the parties, but rather on the degree of control exercised over her work.
Stephen B. Cohen: Palin's New Clothes Augur Tax Troubles 2008
In what is now the south of Scotland the new language was English or a variant thereof so the label adopted was the English-language label 'Scot'.
The Picts (or Cruithne, or Albans): What's in a name? Carla 2007
North of the Forth-Clyde area the incoming language was Gaelic or a variant thereof, so the label adopted was presumably Alba.
The Picts (or Cruithne, or Albans): What's in a name? Carla 2007
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