take up

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One of the highest-profile SNP politicians, the Aberdeen South MP had to step down from Westminster in order to take up his seat at Holyrood.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

Now that digital habits take up so much of our down time, who knows how much space we have left to fill with daydreams?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

On the board, he will take up a seat vacated by Trump ally Stephen Miran, who was named as a governor in September to complete the unfinished term of Adriana Kugler, who resigned.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The fact that an enterprise makes progress does not necessarily mean I should adopt it: athletes run faster every year, but that is no reason why I should take up athletics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton