taken account of

phrase

past participle of take account of
as in considered
to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies) She decided to offer her services on a sliding scale, taking account of local income disparities.

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taken into account
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  • Making novel genes is not new, but creating an entire functional genome is much trickier—genes have complex patterns of interaction, and all their cascading effects need to be taken into account for the result to function as a comprehensive body.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
  • With all that taken into account, there is growing pessimism at the Barcelona end over their chances of signing Alvarez by the end of the window.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
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“Taken account of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20account%20of. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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