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  • past participle of take.
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taken

[tey-kuhn] / ˈteɪ kən /
ADJECTIVE
captured
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ADJECTIVE
employed or rented
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Taken off for Bukayo Saka in the second half.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Taken together, they formed the government’s central theory of the case: Whatever happened here was too limited, too incremental, too voluntary to qualify as a Fourth Amendment search.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

Taken together, these cuts “would shrink the economy by $1 trillion compared with maintaining the 2025 level of R&D,” reckons the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a science and tech think tank.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Taken together, the researchers say these findings suggest that this metabolic abnormality may actively contribute to Alzheimer's disease rather than simply occur as a consequence of it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Taken by Armstrong’s argument, Bobby sent away for copies of the sermon and distributed it to his friends.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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