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taken

[tey-kuhn] / ˈteɪ kən /
ADJECTIVE
captured
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ADJECTIVE
employed or rented
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And I think I speak for both of us that we feel really grateful and so honored to have taken on these roles and that it’s resonated and has excited people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“I’ve only taken donations from real-life human beings.”

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

The study was only carried out on mice, mostly via cells taken from their whiskers.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Inevitably, the Holocaust imbalances this novel, its horrors overshadowing the complex themes and human dramas that Mr. O’Connor had taken pains to create.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But now that these things were taken away, the love seemed as whole as before.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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