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as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
decided to take her on as store manager
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as in to borrow
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 take on
In a way, this show was always going to be relevant to this community, but it’s definitely taken on new resonance now.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Then the whole thing took on even more urgency when Cale Makar missed a practice due to illness.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The good vibes that swept through Red Sox spring training camp, and across Red Sox Nation fandom last week with the blockbuster free agent signing of longtime Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, suddenly took on a sour taste Monday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Sheila took on representing a young man on death row in Texas, as the column in the Tribune notes.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Then the whole thing took on even more urgency when Cale Makar missed a practice due to illness.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The good vibes that swept through Red Sox spring training camp, and across Red Sox Nation fandom last week with the blockbuster free agent signing of longtime Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, suddenly took on a sour taste Monday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Sheila took on representing a young man on death row in Texas, as the column in the Tribune notes.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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The title race in La Liga is set to remain a tight battle, after the top two met at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday night to play out a draw as Real Madrd fought back to cancel out Atlético Madrid’s first-half lead and take away a point each with a 1-1 tie.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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This game is the second time the Chiefs and Eagles have met in the Super Bowl in the last three years and could mark a third consecutive championship for the Chiefs.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Employees with disabilities made big gains As of January 2020, 5.7 million Americans with disabilities were employed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.—
Gene Myers,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Myers suggests employing contractors with a variety of skills, as well as a manager to hold all the moving pieces together.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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In general, Trump seems to be borrowing from the playbook of past presidents (now generally reviled) like Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Germany’s debt brake is a constitutional article that prevents the government from borrowing excessively and amassing debt.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Chiefs, who secured the AFC’s No. 1 seed, face perhaps their toughest Super Bowl challenge of the Patrick Mahomes era.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2025
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Two of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the rights of transgender and nonbinary people face court challenges filed Friday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Regional airline crews also are held to the same high training standards and minimum flight hours as mainline aviators, although because of the higher pay scales at mainline carriers, regional airlines often hire pilots that are newer to the industry.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Last year, Humane hired an investment bank to sell itself, while also seeking new funding.—
Erin Griffith,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that any aid will be contingent upon the Golden State adopting policies to prevent future blazes.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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The critical measurement ignited questions about whether the NFL should adopt a form of ball-tracking technology.—
Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Sofia encounters Ingrid, glowingly Germanic and glamorous, riding a horse along the wet sand.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Strange then skipped across the multiverse and even encountered other versions of himself in a movie pointedly titled Multiverse of Madness.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The first class of high school interns was recruited from a list of youth attendees at Harvard University’s 2024 Annual Global Health and Leadership Conference.—
Brianna Kamienski,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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With Alex Rider, the concept of a teenager being recruited to be a spy was pretty bold.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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