taker
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He revealed he was not even meant to be the penalty taker but "could see nobody really wanted to take the ball".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
A Zoom call isn’t complete without an artificial-intelligence note taker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
If the goalkeeper refuses to commit early, the penalty taker is forced into a late decision while taking his eyes off the ball at precisely the wrong moment, increasing the margin for error.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
As an example, “if Obama’s mother opened the door” to the census taker, baby Obama would have been entered as white.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Poor Gladys Phipps offered him to Maryland breeders for free, but she couldn’t find a single taker.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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