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taken

[tey-kuhn] / ˈteɪ kən /
ADJECTIVE
captured
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ADJECTIVE
employed or rented
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The founders have since taken the idea beyond food.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

Managers improperly calibrated testing equipment and questioned results showing elevated contamination, Dixon said in her affidavit, while equipment that recorded contamination was taken out of use.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

Because this confidence is so widely shared, few have taken the trouble to check whether reality actually lives up to their theory.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

Disney acquired a controlling stake in Hulu as part of its $71.3-billion purchase in 2019 of much of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox assets and has since taken full ownership.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2026

Mr. Beukers, the optician next door, had given her space in his shop from which she had taken orders to give to our repairmen in their homes.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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