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NOUN
takeover bid
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Take over a floor in a Washington hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

And it just felt like, “Why don’t we just take it over? Take over the project ourselves?”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

It was, in a way, the ideal result for fever-building: Take over this already rabid sports town for a month, but leave the die-hards wanting more.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023

Take over the thrusters and divert the asteroid.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2023

Take over the school, take over the town, take over the world.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven




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