take up

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A mastectomy alone can take a few months, and reconstruction can take up to a year to settle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The problem with using standard electrical equipment for new data centers is that it’s inefficient, and is starting to take up too much space inside the buildings.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

According to S&P Global’s analysis, it would take up to six months to return to 80% of precrisis supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In April, Sir Olly Robbins, the former head of the Foreign Office, told MPs that he granted Lord Mandelson security clearance to take up his post as ambassador having put "mitigations" in place.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

School does not take up as many hours as he would like.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern