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as in employs
to provide with a paying job
decided to take her on as store manager
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as in borrows
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 takes on
Brazil takes on Japan in an enticing first game of the day, while the Netherlands and Morocco meet in one of the more balanced matchups of the round.
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Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
With his long experience managing these programs, Hernon takes on that responsibility.
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Benjamin Wolff,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The winner of that game takes on the winner of a match between Canada and South Africa on July 4 in Houston.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Some of the 32 students will head to Boston Stadium on Friday, as Norway takes on France in one of the premier contests on the entire World Cup slate to date.
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Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
26 June 2026
Lola Vice will put her NXT Women’s Championship on the line against Kendal Grey, Myles Borne will defend the NXT North American Championship against Tavion Heights, Wren Sinclair will face a challenger for the WWE Women’s Speed Championship and Saquon Shugars takes on Dion Lennox.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Since launching in 2022, Twisted Greek has become a favorite at Southwest Ohio food festivals for its twisted takes on traditional Greek cuisine.
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Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Fast-forward to today, as Arabian humpback whales navigate between sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and Beston’s prescient quote takes on new resonance.
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The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Twenty-seven-year-old Malia and 25-year-old Sasha were on hand for the special day wearing two takes on formal fashion.
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Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
With his long experience managing these programs, Hernon takes on that responsibility.
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Benjamin Wolff,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The winner of that game takes on the winner of a match between Canada and South Africa on July 4 in Houston.
—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Some of the 32 students will head to Boston Stadium on Friday, as Norway takes on France in one of the premier contests on the entire World Cup slate to date.
—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
26 June 2026
Lola Vice will put her NXT Women’s Championship on the line against Kendal Grey, Myles Borne will defend the NXT North American Championship against Tavion Heights, Wren Sinclair will face a challenger for the WWE Women’s Speed Championship and Saquon Shugars takes on Dion Lennox.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Since launching in 2022, Twisted Greek has become a favorite at Southwest Ohio food festivals for its twisted takes on traditional Greek cuisine.
—
Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Fast-forward to today, as Arabian humpback whales navigate between sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and Beston’s prescient quote takes on new resonance.
—
The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Twenty-seven-year-old Malia and 25-year-old Sasha were on hand for the special day wearing two takes on formal fashion.
—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takes on
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On Monday, McFarlane and two friends were outside the fencing, leaning against the metal barriers in front of the Department of Agriculture, which faces the National Mall.
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Look at the racial hostility that Caitlin Clark faces from Black players and media members on a nightly basis.
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Riles’s company now employs 18 people, and as of May, the company’s grown 43% year over year, according to John Helms, director of sales and business insights, clocking slightly over $10 million in revenue in 2025.
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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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The format borrows from book clubs, with regular meetups, mutual accountability, and snacks on the table.
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The last generation of the racer may have been based on the 718 RS Clubsport, and the new version borrows liberally from the 911 Cup that Porsche unveiled earlier this spring.
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In the upcoming film, Couture, the 51-year-old actress plays Maxine Walker, a filmmaker who encounters a romantic partner in Paris around the time of her breast cancer diagnosis.
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This real-life event, along with her desire for more Black representation in the genre, shaped the book's protagonist, Harmony Roundtree, a young Black girl who encounters a ghost in Savannah and gets pulled into a mystery.
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Exposing city taxpayers to potential liability when CVI hires return to their past ways, which is known to happen, is extraordinarily misguided.
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An organization that hires for potential and then assigns only narrow, low-risk work has not given potential a chance to prove itself.
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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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Healthcare rarely adopts broad categories.
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What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
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Patients will first need prior authorization -- prescribing clinicians will submit documentation proving the patient meets strict body mass index (BMI) and health condition requirements.
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Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked to a shadowy international outsourcing company that recruits remote workers across the Philippines.
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According to an article in Nature Reviews Psychology, seeing others in pain often recruits the same brain systems as feeling pain ourselves, and can be distressing, especially for highly empathetic people.
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