take the role of
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She will join the executive leadership team and succeeds Stephen Fairchild, who will take the role of chief strategic creative and cultural officer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Skobin said he wouldn’t take the role of commissioner lightly.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
The on-screen Blue Boy Scout conveyed a Smallville-bred sense of humility throughout, saying he almost didn’t take the role of Superman for fear of being too busy to help with a newborn.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025
Before leaving the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Beckett told jurors they were not to take "the role of detectives or investigators" while at Limefield.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024
In vain had the prima donna, the renowned Gabrielle, complained of hoarseness: Gluck blandly excused her, and volunteered to send for her rival, Tibaldi, to take the role of Eurydice.
From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)