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uptake

[uhp-tayk] / ˈʌpˌteɪk /






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Its uptake, however, appears to be minimal so far.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

This is another place where a behavior gap has become apparent: There are a great many more workplaces that offer advice to their employees, but very little uptake of that advice.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Singapore's National Trades Union Congress said Monday that public transport workers and delivery riders could receive free N95 masks, but AFP found uptake was slow.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The researchers linked this carbon uptake to the microporous structure of zeolite and the high carbon content of bamboo biochar.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Far too late, Harry and Ron forced themselves to laugh, but Malfoy seemed satisfied; perhaps Crabbe and Goyle were always slow on the uptake.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

"Basically, these are all just different systems of encapsulating your molecule so that the bodily more readily uptakes it," Boyar says.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2023

Tower Hamlets has seen one of the lowest uptakes of vaccines in the UK throughout the pandemic.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2022

Both Iberian countries have high vaccine uptakes, with close to 90% of people eligible for the jabs receiving them.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021

Italy has one of the highest vaccine uptakes in the world with 80% of the population having received either one or two jabs, while around 15% of people have had a booster shot.

From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2021

The twelve boilers for each chimney are each provided with two round smoke uptakes, which carry the products of combustion upward to the main smoke flue system on the economizer floor.

From The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment by Anonymous


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