take for granted
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Stansfield added he hoped the strategy would get organisations, landowners and local people to take action "to ensure our natural environment becomes more robust and resilient to provide the benefits we often take for granted".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
He got a nice ovation from the Philadelphia crowd, which he knew better than to take for granted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 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
Security is omnipresent, and the comforts we take for granted in the West can vanish without warning—as when my upscale hotel couldn’t muster a hot shower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Everyone seemed to take for granted that she missed him.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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