take for granted
Example Sentences
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What investors today take for granted — buying or selling a basket of thousands of stocks with a single click of a mouse while incurring no transaction cost — was impossible.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
This Ryder Cup captaincy journey has given me so much focus, so much purpose and it is something I don't take for granted.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Debt refinancing is nothing to take for granted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
"I don't take for granted how good he is," Redick said.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
“Do you see that, Ellie? Growing old is a terrible disease. Things you take for granted, you lose. Your ability to walk. Your vision. Your hearing. Even being able to go to the bathroom.”
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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