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takeover bid
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This changed in the 1960s, when Ermenegildo’s sons, Aldo and Angelo, would take over the business.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It is high time a woman took charge of the United Nations, argued three of the candidates in the running to take over as secretary-general, at a debate on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The search for the next 007 officially began last month, after years of anticipation and speculation about who will take over from Daniel Craig.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

About nine years ago, an offer came to return to Maine and take over a friend’s oyster farm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Or how sometimes he’d put on a playlist while we lay on the floor, joking and talking about how we were going to take over the world one day.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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