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as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
decided to take her on as store manager
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as in to borrow
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
recently arrived immigrants who are eager to take on the language and culture of their adopted homeland
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Recent Examples of take on
Twelve new independent wineries have joined since 2016, and the cooperative has taken on fourteen more members.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Uso would be able to choose to take on Zayn, hypothetically, or world heavyweight champion Roman Reigns.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2026
The scientists took on the challenge of creating a new type of memristor that could eliminate this issue.
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Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
27 June 2026
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Uso would be able to choose to take on Zayn, hypothetically, or world heavyweight champion Roman Reigns.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2026
The scientists took on the challenge of creating a new type of memristor that could eliminate this issue.
—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on
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The United States and Iran have agreed to meet in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday for further discussions, according to another US official.
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Sources told Axios that both sides agreed to halt attacks on each other and meet in Qatar on Tuesday to resolve differences over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Alyse Lopez-Salm, who lives in a small North Carolina town close to the military base that employs her husband, is one of the 35 million Americans who work from home.
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First, that Netanyahu will once again rely on the anti-Arab rhetoric that his party has employed for years.
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But that was little comfort to tech investors, who are concerned that short-term inflation will increase the debt burden of mega-cap companies that have borrowed large amounts of money to fund their artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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Between 2008 and 2020, the after-tax cost of borrowing for many large companies hovered at or below inflation—making debt, in real terms, effectively free.
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Saturday is a Gridlock Alert Day in New York City as Panama faces England in the FIFA Men's World Cup in New Jersey.
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With the rise in demand by retail users, compute providers are also facing significant shortages, raising their prices, and are rushing to develop more hardware.
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In June 2025, the university also announced a hiring freeze and paused annual pay increases, citing uncertainty in funding sources.
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In April, Anthropic was also hiring for a data center deal sourcing role in the country.
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The board also adopted a four-year strategic plan with academic targets and measures of college, career and social-emotional readiness.
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The Sacramento County Office of Education is expected to review and approve the budget before the state adopts its final budget in July.
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Many were already struggling when the Biden administration attempted to enact sweeping student debt relief in the wake of the Covid pandemic, but the proposal encountered Republican blowback.
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Raising this concern to the funeral director is a great option as that person may have encountered a similar situation and be fully prepared to help walk the family through it with sensitivity to the needs of all involved.
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Kenya’s foreign minister flew to Moscow in March to demand that Russia stop recruiting Kenyans, describing the pipeline bringing Kenyan citizens to Russia as a human trafficking ring.
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Barcott is the co-founder and CEO of With Honor, an organization that recruits bipartisan veterans to run for office.
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“Take on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20on. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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