partake
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“Don’t know when he’s going to partake in a live situation, but that’ll be kind of a good gauge.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
West Virginia adopted the nation’s first program to make those funds universally available in 2021 and today, 18 states are inviting any student to partake, regardless of family income or existing private school enrollment.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
He doesn’t partake in alcohol, coffee, or cigarettes, so it’s not like he has something else to provide a pick-me-up.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Echoing the thoughts of Mitchell Cohen, Kate Bolger says that as candy has a low price point "everyone can partake" despite people feeling the economic pinch.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Now they came by not only to dine and partake of the arts — of which there were fewer in evidence all the time—but rather to tour the facilities and pronounce upon progress.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
The new movie partakes of that same sense of damage, regret and reconciliation.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
The latest research adds on to exciting global research around dogs and language, like the study Bunny the Talking Dog partakes in, as Salon has previously reported.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2022
Then, in a scene that borders on the surreal, Anna partakes in a ritual that releases her from the past, resulting in a kind of rebirth.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
Trade, conquest, reproduction, translation, displacement, intermarriage: Art partakes of these movements, mutates en route, gets new identities as it circulates and resettles.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2021
Literature, and especially poetry, as I have already pointed out, partakes of the character of both painting and music.
From Goblins and Pagodas by John Gould Fletcher
The question hung over October’s Yale Family Weekend, as parents partook of cherished traditions like performances by the Yale Glee Club, lectures by distinguished faculty and tours of the neo-Gothic-style campus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
People gathered in the stadium partook in a moment of silence to remember the victims of Wednesday's attack.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
When asked by Henley to return his stolen property, the defendants failed to comply and instead, partook in a lengthy campaign to prevent Henley from recovering the notes.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2024
Some already experienced Kraken training camp a year ago while all partook in the July development camp.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
The horse partook of the jockey’s cunning; the jockey partook of the horse’s supreme power.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
In fact, of the 1,350 individuals concerned about their exposures from the wildfires who had partaken in the county’s lead blood testing program as of May 31, only seven had levels greater than 3.5 mcg/dL.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
Even the director, Joe Mantello, has partaken, putting on his actor’s cap to play a reporter in “American Horror Story: NYC.”
From New York Times ● May 17, 2023
Mulligan lent his moniker to the second chances that pretty much everyone has partaken in on golf courses across America.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2020
Congratulations: You’ve just partaken in one of the oldest traditions in software.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2019
She had partaken of the arts—road companies of plays and even operas, with their magic and promise of an aromatic world outside.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
During her dream bridal shower, Williams and her friends munched on Asian food before partaking in a lip-synch battle.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
Even investors who aren’t partaking in the selling should pay attention to big losers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
So partaking with ample time between races is allowed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2025
The term “tailgating” wasn’t in the English lexicon at the time, but football fans nationwide were certainly partaking in its festivities.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025
Their readers’ reward consists of partaking in—and, if they themselves write, helping to preserve—this rich patrimony.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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