take in
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They described being unable to take in even the most effusive messages from their audience – the types of affirmations that had initially pushed them to begin creating in the first place.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Flaws aside, it’s ultimately a pleasant enough way to beat the heat, grab a few laughs, take in a fine soundtrack and find yourself in some good company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Around 13,700 homes were inside the evacuation area, local emergency services said, with two shelters set up to take in displaced residents.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
There was much musical history to take in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Regan said as she turned to take in the empty echoing space.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Sunday is also a day I get to enjoy take-in from my favorite restaurants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2024
Almost always, she said, there is a predictable sequence in which people take-in an eclipse: it begins with a sense of wrongness and primal fear, followed by a feeling of connectedness and insignificance.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
If the people of Standing Rock did not take-in their beloved family and friends, there would be mass homelessness.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2017
Bordeaux’s Musée des Beaux Arts is also a great take-in for a mere four Euros to enter.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2015
“You don’t puff that take-in on us, sirrah,” retorted Tilghman.
From Janice Meredith by Paul Leicester Ford