be taken
Example Sentences
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Lecornu has said the draft law, first presented before the protests, would allow these sums to be "taken from family allowances and housing benefits, while ensuring a minimum income is preserved".
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
"A child should never be taken from their family so suddenly, under such tragic circumstances and we are all struggling to come to terms with this unimaginable loss," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Few but the utterly guileless will be taken in by this, but the tactics available to Mr. Pineda still have the capacity to create tension, maybe even chills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Still, another above-forecast increase in new jobs in September — say, over 100,000 — would be taken as a good sign by Wall Street that the labor market is gradually improving.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The cards have been telling her as much for years but she refused to listen, choosing to see only the other possibilities, the alternate paths to be taken.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
