to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
you can take the white side this time, since I got to be white for our last chess game
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Every Washington Nationals player filtered into the news conference room at Nationals Park on Friday afternoon, taking their seats among Cade Cavalli’s family, team ownership and staff members.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
26 Sep. 2026 Martha and her mother Maria Alberto Gonzalez and his wife, Catalina Gonzalez, remember taking two buses and a train from their home on the North Side to get to the restaurant in the late 1960s.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Sep. 2026 Even fewer are regularly taking antiretrovirals to keep their condition under control.—
David Cox,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2026 After three consecutive years of Spanish films taking the Golden Shell, this year marks a slightly disappointing turnout for the home team.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2026 Szabo started taking pictures for the school yearbook and carrying a camera around the school with him all the time.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2026 Gibney’s film examines the full scope of Musk’s career, taking a critical look at his stewardship of Tesla, SpaceX and Starlink among other ventures.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2026 Lawn maintenance should always include taking regular soil samples to determine nutrient needs, as well as proper watering, weed and disease control, and mowing practices.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2026 Later, Sanguinetti shifted her focus to taking still images of Guile and Beli.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2026
Belugas are beautiful, mystical creatures; anyone proximate to them would feel their loss acutely.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2026
Set the scene Beyond the majestic main building, which sits on one of the endless curves of the Amalfi road, there are two new villas in addition to an older one, the beautiful Romeo e Giulietta.
Some Utah Valley officials expressed reservations about holding the event in an outdoor space with tall buildings around, but ultimately allowed the event to proceed.
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MICHAEL R. SISAK,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2026
Some university officials expressed reservations about holding the event in an outdoor space with tall buildings around, but ultimately allowed the event to proceed.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Sep. 2026
On a longer flight, having some additional neck support can make a significant difference.
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Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2026
The big difference is space, with the standard room having a footprint of 350 square feet, whereas the suite has an additional 500 square feet to spread out.
But when her character — saucy British writer Constance Clavinger — turns out to be a handful (getting drunk at the airport bar, for starters), Homer struggles to get her to the school on time.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2026
As a girl growing up in the 1970s, Griffin recalls how her parents and other neighbors in the two-street patch of homes did not let their children play at the nearby Fannie Robinson Park after some of them started developing rashes or getting sick.
Its scope begins with selecting a worthwhile problem and extends through product development, operation, adaptation and retirement.
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Mohammed Cherifi,
Forbes.com,
25 Sep. 2026
In a nine-page letter to UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood, the Justice Department alleged the medical school used racially discriminatory practices when selecting its incoming classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025.
The successor stadium is significantly larger—by over a half-a-million square feet—than what existed before while accommodating only 35,000 fans, a 26% reduction from the old stadium and, by far, the smallest capacity in the Big Ten.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2026
The Seltos has an especially accommodating rear seat, even for taller passengers.
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