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taken

[tay-kuhn] / ˈteɪ kən /
ADJECTIVE
captured
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ADJECTIVE
employed or rented
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She was suffering from hypothermia and taken to hospital in nearby Garmisch-Partenkirchen, over the border in Germany, before being discharged.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

“The historical death of a new and free revolution,” he would later reflect, “had already taken place.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Rising interest rates complicate the picture, since they lift borrowing costs for the billions of dollars in debt AI firms have taken on to finance the data centre rollout.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

That dedication and the care taken to avoid dividend cuts might signal overall prudence in a company’s management and board of directors.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

He’d taken up residence on the front step and was scanning the road, wondering where everybody was.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck


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