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taking

[tey-king] / ˈteɪ kɪŋ /




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Some restaurant operators are still delivering healthy traffic growth or taking market share from weaker competitors.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

One could also argue that AI could amplify talent at the top, by taking peripheral tasks away from superstar workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Articulate and sincere, he makes this journey worth taking even for those not devoted to cult documentaries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

They hold almost all of an atom's mass while taking up only a tiny part of its total volume.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

I pass the park that Mom always used to take us to, where I’ve been taking Mav to play fetch just about every day before and after school, flee through the shadows of the trees.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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