partake
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Students will live in local housing coordinated by the school and might also partake in museum visits, cultural excursions and guest talks from people outside the tech industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Wealthier consumers continue to partake in what some Fed officials this year have called “unapologetic luxury,” driving up prices for jewelry, watches and other items in the process.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
"It's beginning to grate on me because I can't partake in helping with my defence," he said, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
West Virginia adopted the nation’s first program to make those funds universally available in 2021 and today, 18 states are inviting any student to partake, regardless of family income or existing private school enrollment.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
They seem to partake vigorously in the expansion of the universe, some receding from us at more than 90 percent the speed of light.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
She partakes of birding to be near him and attract his sympathetic interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
The new movie partakes of that same sense of damage, regret and reconciliation.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
The latest research adds on to exciting global research around dogs and language, like the study Bunny the Talking Dog partakes in, as Salon has previously reported.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2022
Then, in a scene that borders on the surreal, Anna partakes in a ritual that releases her from the past, resulting in a kind of rebirth.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
Literature, and especially poetry, as I have already pointed out, partakes of the character of both painting and music.
From Goblins and Pagodas by John Gould Fletcher
The question hung over October’s Yale Family Weekend, as parents partook of cherished traditions like performances by the Yale Glee Club, lectures by distinguished faculty and tours of the neo-Gothic-style campus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
He didn’t drink and he was about to get married, so the frat house atmosphere of a professional baseball team wasn’t one he partook of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
The King and Queen later partook in a tree planting ceremony at Rideau Hall, the official residence of Canada's governor general.
From BBC ● May 26, 2025
When asked by Henley to return his stolen property, the defendants failed to comply and instead, partook in a lengthy campaign to prevent Henley from recovering the notes.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2024
The horse partook of the jockey’s cunning; the jockey partook of the horse’s supreme power.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
In fact, of the 1,350 individuals concerned about their exposures from the wildfires who had partaken in the county’s lead blood testing program as of May 31, only seven had levels greater than 3.5 mcg/dL.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
The thing is, I had not, until recently, partaken in this magical quartet in one of their more obvious, beloved iterations: spaghetti carbonara.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2022
And, as anyone who has partaken in a game of casual doom scrolling knows, it can also be bad for health — physical and mental.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2020
Mulligan lent his moniker to the second chances that pretty much everyone has partaken in on golf courses across America.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2020
She had partaken of the arts—road companies of plays and even operas, with their magic and promise of an aromatic world outside.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
The recent fourth season of “Mormon Wives” revisits the crossover, with some of the women’s spouses partaking in their own “Villa” getaway that fuels more drama, including between Mortensen and Paul.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
During her dream bridal shower, Williams and her friends munched on Asian food before partaking in a lip-synch battle.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
Even investors who aren’t partaking in the selling should pay attention to big losers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
So partaking with ample time between races is allowed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2025
"Neither white nor black, but partaking of both. Is that what you are, Ser Davos?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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