taken over
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Over the past week and a half, the major-league coaching staff, which also had De Paula in major-league spring training camp the last two years, has taken over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Wellness gatherings have taken over college campuses—and they’re generating attention of late thanks to some savvy branding: “Wellness darties.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Enzo Maresca, once his assistant, has taken over and led them to four wins from four in the league after that loss in Cardiff to the Gunners.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
But before you know it, they’ve taken over your yard.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was bad enough Maddie suspected the reason Queenie was at her side now was because she’d had to give up on the lad whose gun they’d taken over.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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