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Adopt

To accept, appropriate, choose, or select, as to adopt a child. To consent to and put into effect, as to adopt a constitution or a law.

adopt

v. 1) to take on the relationship of parent to child of another person, particularly (but not necessarily) a minor, by official legal action. 2) to accept or make use of, such as to adopt another defendant's argument in a lawsuit. (See: adoption)

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Potential adopters must legally be a UK resident, and have been so for at least 12 months, as well as being aged 21 or over.

New agency aims to speed up adoption

'One dog has no adopters because of health condition which requires maintenance medication.

PDEA's 13 retired hero dogs get new home in their family-adopters

The other two have adopters who showed interest but have no financial capability to maintain the said dogs.

PDEA turns over retired 'hero dogs' to new owners

are more across the needing a than there adopters For more information about adopting a child, visit adoption counts.org.uk or call the agency on 0300 123 2676.

Make adoption count

In addition, 16% of the early adopters earn more than $500,000 a year, compared with 11% of those not using AI.

Advisers Begin to Embrace Artificial Intelligence

"Previously, each local authority has effectively competed with each other for adopters and there has been a great deal of duplication of effort.

Mersey adoption agency 'will make process easier'

Additionally, first adopters demonstrate "more advanced smart speaker use" -- some 24% of first adopters use their smart home device to control home lighting, the thermostat or home appliances.

Smart Speaker Users: Numerous and Distinct

Christine Hartley said: "We've been station adopters at Pembrey and Burry Port for eight years now and it's a great way to socialise, keep active and make new friends.

The grey old train station transformed into something quite special by a group of women; They have worked for eight years making sure it's all pristine and perfect

The 33-year-old from Huddersfield has been called an 'adopter extraordinaire' and 'something of a unique individual' by the British Citizenship Awards (BCA).

Medal award for 'superdad' adopter Ben

Hospitals that were early adopters of a PFP program typically started from a higher baseline process measure score (91.5) than did late adopters (89.9).

Hospital PFP didn't significantly boost Medicare outcomes

There is an ongoing need for prospective adopters across Wales to consider adopting a sibling group.

Could you give vulnerable siblings a brighter future in a loving home? With National Adoption Week in full swing, Suzanne Griffiths, operations director for the National Adoption Service, reflects on the evolving priorities for adoption services across Wales and how the sector plans to meet the needs of some of our most vulnerable children..

With over 400 IoT platforms on the market, IoT analyst firm Beecham Research and its partner IoT Global Network have launched the first fully-independent, online IoT navigation tool to match adopter needs with IoT platform capabilities.