- past tense form of take.
took
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These activities took place between July and late November 2020, the court heard.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Under new rules that took effect this summer, imports from outside the European Union and its free-trade partners—above a level set at 18.3 million metric tons—are subject to 50% duties, double a previous rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The author is a reporter on culture, arts and sports; he chose this subject, he notes, in part because he’s one of the many who took up CrossFit training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
County Board of Supervisors took drastic measures to try to rein in Villanueva’s behavior while he was sheriff, including voting to investigate the department’s activities and freezing millions of dollars in funding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
We won so many times we took ourselves out of the competition to give them young ones a chance.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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