take in
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This deeply tender and generous memoir pulls back from the intimacy of David’s bungalow to take in all humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
If this El Niño brings major storms, the L.A. area could take in even more water underground, enabling cities to pump it out later to deliver to taps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Its stomata, the tiny pores that normally take in CO2 and release oxygen during the day, remain closed while the sun is up, reducing water loss through evaporation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
"It is one of those things that you have to take in your stride, but I am happy it is all done and I can focus on the rugby."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Kamau looked up, and Ekon followed his brother’s gaze to take in the silver-white stars beginning to speckle the sky overhead.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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
"I say, old fellow," quoth the Jemadar, "that was a confounded take-in the other night."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
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