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take in

[tayk-in] / ˈteɪkˌɪn /




take-in


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The fin whale was filmed by videographer Rhys Morgan off the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales, and it shows the mammal's expandable pleats take in up to 18,000 gallons of water and krill.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The vessel then sailed overnight - meaning no chance to take in the scenery - to Krems.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

This deeply tender and generous memoir pulls back from the intimacy of David’s bungalow to take in all humanity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

As the train arrived in San Clemente, passengers peered through the train windows to take in the crashing waves, sandy shoreline and beachgoers relaxing underneath umbrellas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Kamau looked up, and Ekon followed his brother’s gaze to take in the silver-white stars beginning to speckle the sky overhead.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Sunday is also a day I get to enjoy take-in from my favorite restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2024

Almost always, she said, there is a predictable sequence in which people take-in an eclipse: it begins with a sense of wrongness and primal fear, followed by a feeling of connectedness and insignificance.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024

If the people of Standing Rock did not take-in their beloved family and friends, there would be mass homelessness.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2017

Bordeaux’s Musée des Beaux Arts is also a great take-in for a mere four Euros to enter.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2015

“That ‘villa’ at Brading was a regular take-in, and I shall always regret that half-crown in hard cash, out of which I was swindled!”

From Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel by John B. Greene


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