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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it
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as in absorbed
to take in (something liquid) through small openings
the soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly
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as in borrowed
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry
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As part of the plan, the United States immediately lifted its pause on sharing intelligence with Ukraine, and will resume security assistance to that country, which was invaded by Russia more than three years ago.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Raymond James analyst David Long also said Wells Fargo’s operating losses would likely narrow even further if the cap were to be lifted.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Built in the 17th century, the national monument is made of native coquina stones, which absorbed or deflected enemy projectiles, giving the Spanish an advantage.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Tariffs are passed on to consumers, not absorbed by exporting nations.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Apr. 2025
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Three years later, Stack borrowed another $60 million from GE Capital, this time to buy out his investors.—
Jemima McEvoy,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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The brothers learned as teenagers that their father had borrowed money through a federal program to drill for wells, and wound up $4 million in debt, including interest, when the wells failed, with the land pledged as collateral.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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To this day, Penn State fans recall Golden with his arms raised in front of a stunned crowd at Notre Dame Stadium.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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He was born and raised in southeast Missouri.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2025
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There was even a handwritten letter from my birth mom, written the day I was adopted.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Somewhere there is a happy medium to be found between the overbroad rules of the previous administration and the complete absence of rules for domestic companies that the present administration has now adopted.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Her six travel companions told a doctor treating her at the resort that the Charlotte native drank too much and did not need to be transported to a hospital.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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And overall mortality from any cause was also found to be lower among those who drank in moderation compared with those who never drank.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Taken up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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