taken for granted
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Pope Leo XIV's health should not be taken "for granted", a British senior Vatican official told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
For Americans, West Europeans and the Chinese, peace and stability are taken for granted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
In a weekly assessment of markets published Friday, Hartnett scrutinized what is being taken for granted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Richard Clothier, managing director of Wyke Farms in Somerset, said: "With climate change and the other geopolitical challenges around the world, food security can't be taken for granted any more."
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Somehow it was taken for granted that an American could not have aficion.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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