take for granted
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“I definitely do feel it’s not something I take for granted to be in these rooms and to know that my voice matters,” Howe said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
There are a lot of narratives about AI that people take for granted, including “AI will take our jobs” or “someday AI will be smarter than humans,” or even that AI literally means “artificial intelligence.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
You’ve said that part of what you’re doing in the class is denaturalizing what we take for granted.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Holding your daughter's hand is something most mothers would take for granted.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
In a way I was glad to find my father depressed, because that was a perfectly normal reaction to being in jail—and Dad acting normal wasn’t something you could take for granted.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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