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take in

[teyk-in] / ˈteɪkˌɪn /




take-in


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Nowadays, kids aren’t prone to take in old folks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

It was a lot to take in - but the maximalism hid a sweet message about working overtime to pull his parents out of poverty.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

If the brain cannot take in enough to meet that demand, choline levels may drop.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

"It was simply the end of a long fight to recover money that CMS had no right to take in the first place."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

I am wondering whether endings exist at all, or whether life is merely a series of pauses, breaths we take in before we move on, things we lose and things we carry.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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