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as in placed
to provide with a paying job
decided to take her on as store manager
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as in borrowed
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 taken on
And the journeys that people have taken on the Mississippi River since time immemorial, frankly, is really astounding.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Taxpayers will be shelling out a big slice of their taxes to service debt taken on in the past to finance government spending in years gone by.
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Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
The convergence has also taken on a nostalgic shape online.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date.
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Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
In Africa, future plans to build reactors have taken on urgency, with Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa affirming their support.
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ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
The big story In this photograph taken on September 23, 2025, employees work at a garment factory in Tiruppur, in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu.
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Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
One person was seen being taken on a stretcher out of the second house, to which the fire spread.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Her husband has taken on a second job and is now working seven days a week to help the family make ends meet.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Taxpayers will be shelling out a big slice of their taxes to service debt taken on in the past to finance government spending in years gone by.
—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
The convergence has also taken on a nostalgic shape online.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date.
—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
In Africa, future plans to build reactors have taken on urgency, with Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa affirming their support.
—
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
The big story In this photograph taken on September 23, 2025, employees work at a garment factory in Tiruppur, in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu.
—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
One person was seen being taken on a stretcher out of the second house, to which the fire spread.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Her husband has taken on a second job and is now working seven days a week to help the family make ends meet.
—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken on
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The governor faced mass backlash from activists across the country for his office's statement.
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Despite the widespread support in the Assembly, the bill faced a wide array of opposition that included trade groups for large social media companies, organizations that support young people and advocates for digital privacy.
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The score generated with the device placed it among the top five in a class of over 100 students, significantly exceeding the average score of 72.
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Dustin Struckman, a deputy with the Nicollet County Sheriff's Office who was also involved in the incident, have both been placed on critical incident leave.
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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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When confronted about their pollution, industry executives often have blamed consumers, using tactics borrowed from and shared with Big Tobacco, according to a Chicago Tribune review of thousands of government, scientific and internal industry documents.
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Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.
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Her post and subsequent comment were met by a flood of support from fans and commenters.
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Non-Chinese managers were fired shortly after they had been hired and were replaced with Chinese managers, according to the complaint filed in a federal court in Los Angeles.
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Moore then won Super Bowl LIX as the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, and was hired shortly after as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
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Reiner also adopted Tracy Reiner, 61, the daughter of his first wife, the late actress and filmmaker Penny Marshall.
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Born in China, she was adopted to the Bay Area and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Film Studies.
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They got engaged nine months later, but called off their engagement in late 2015.
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The dispute between Warsaw and Kyiv comes just as Europe has re-engaged the United States in pressuring Moscow to end the war, with officials on the continent warning the neighbors’ tensions would play into the hands of President Vladimir Putin.
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As of Monday, Blue was no longer employed at the McDonald’s, and is being held at the Broward County Jail without bond, per NBC Miami.
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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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