How to pronounce adoption

Listen to adoption in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“adoption” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 506 American · 802 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. historical adoption practices.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 23:12 · hear it here

  2. birth, marriage, or adoption.

    Census Bureau · watch from 10:43 · hear it here

  3. Every adoption is different.

    Dept of Justice · watch from 48:43 · hear it here

  4. to fostering and adoption.

    State Department · watch from 5:29 · hear it here

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