take out
Example Sentences
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However, the BBC has spoken to former presenters and interviewed two who say they feel the implications of taking out a loan were downplayed.
From BBC
If I stopped someone to ask them a question, and that thirty-second delay caused them to accidentally get taken out by a runaway horse or something, I could completely alter history.
From Literature
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Instead, they can draw income from inheritances, or from loans taken out against assets such as stocks, real estate, and art.
From Barron's
“We took out a horrendous, horrible leader who was oppressing his own people,” Jost said.
From Salon
The Pentagon is also racing to replenish stocks of Patriot and Standard Missile interceptors, which also take out aerial threats and are being used to defend against Iranian missiles and drones.
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