take the view
idiom
: to have an opinion (about something) : to believe
He takes the view that the economy will improve in the coming year.
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As has been said in this space before, recruiters would do well to revert to hiring for potential and to take the view that almost anybody can be equipped with new skills if the approach is right.
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Roger Trapp, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2025
Will the Fed act quickly or take the view that inflation is transitory?
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Others take the view that Trump is likely to advance interests that are part of a mainstream conservative agenda and simply overlap with some of Project 2025's policy positions.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Among environmental activists, for example, some take the view that fewer Americans would be a good thing because our lifestyle uses more resources than in other countries.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
But more than 30 percent of economists in the Bloomberg survey and fully 47 percent of those in the Blue Chip Economic Indicators disagree, and take the view that a recession in the next year will, in fact, happen.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
There are certainly people that take the view that anything infinite just doesn’t exist.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
There are certainly people that take the view that anything infinite just doesn’t exist.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
End your beach day with a gorgeous Lake Erie sunset — just be sure to bring along a camera to take the view with you.
—Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2023
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Roger Trapp, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2025
Will the Fed act quickly or take the view that inflation is transitory?
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Others take the view that Trump is likely to advance interests that are part of a mainstream conservative agenda and simply overlap with some of Project 2025's policy positions.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Among environmental activists, for example, some take the view that fewer Americans would be a good thing because our lifestyle uses more resources than in other countries.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
But more than 30 percent of economists in the Bloomberg survey and fully 47 percent of those in the Blue Chip Economic Indicators disagree, and take the view that a recession in the next year will, in fact, happen.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
There are certainly people that take the view that anything infinite just doesn’t exist.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
There are certainly people that take the view that anything infinite just doesn’t exist.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
End your beach day with a gorgeous Lake Erie sunset — just be sure to bring along a camera to take the view with you.
—Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2023
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“Take the view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20view. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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