take a train
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If you take a train in France, in Italy, or even in Germany, those trains actually work well; they are fast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
Valera said she wanted to take a train from the airport, but she didn’t have the roughly $5 subway fare.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023
The interlocking system coordinates between the signal, track route and track occupancy, and ensures they all work in tandem to take a train safely through a station, Mathur told reporters two days after the crash.
From Reuters • Jun. 11, 2023
We take a train from Beijing to Xi'an.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2022
With only two francs left, he cannot take a train back to his home in the Borinage.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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