- past participle of take.
taken
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The cases -- the first of which went to trial earlier this year in Los Angeles -- have taken twists and turns.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
LiveWire’s CEO has departed and a restructuring officer has taken over as losses mount at the once-hyped spinoff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr has been taken into custody after a court convicted her of managing an unlicensed website and ordered its closure, her lawyers say.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
“The past few years have taken me through fires I never imagined I’d have to walk through,” the “Chrisley Knows Best” star captioned an Instagram post with a video announcing the news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Drawing blood reduces blood pressure slightly, which may have taken some of the pressure off his swollen brain.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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