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takeaway

[teyk-uh-wey] / ˈteɪk əˌweɪ /


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The biggest takeaway from your story is to know that every authority has another authority above it, including the police, who appear to have failed your grandmother and your family.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

That is quite the takeaway, not to mention depressingly way off base from the point.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Hours later, as night turned to day, players were filmed in a takeaway, with Ollie Pope gazing at his kebab like he had never seen anything so beautiful.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Our takeaway from this week of central bank decisions hasn’t changed: not enough guidance has been offered to dent oil’s role as a major market driver,” said ING’s foreign exchange strategist, Francesco Pesole.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

We sit down on opposite sides of a glass table piled high with papers, magazines and takeaway menus.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins