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taken

[tey-kuhn] / ˈteɪ kən /
ADJECTIVE
captured
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ADJECTIVE
employed or rented
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The US will has a way to go before it convinces economists, investors, and the nations trading with Iran that its sanctions threat is to be taken seriously.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Five people were treated for injuries, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said, with AFP journalists reporting seeing at least one Israeli activist taken in a Palestinian ambulance.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

“You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously,” Kirk said.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Nor do they include the equity stakes Nvidia has taken in many of the cloud companies and AI labs that it is providing backstops for, including CoreWeave.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

So until now, our neighbors down the street had taken very little notice of us.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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