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take place

verb as in be

verb as in come

verb as in come about

verb as in come on

verb as in fall

Strongest matches

Strong matches

verb as in fall out

verb as in go off

verb as in intervene

verb as in transpire

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The target set this time is for a minimum of 95% of "planned activity" to take place on strike days.

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Visits also took place from a "solicitor or consultant" connected to the McKay family, who did not disclose their position and said they would visit "every day", the High Court heard.

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The World Cup group stage draw takes place on December 5.

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A similar phenomenon took place this month when an internal test of the city of South Pasadena’s emergency alert system sent a message to phones across L.A.

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The operation that paved the way to future transplants took place in August that year on 52-year-old Keith Castle, who lived for more than five years afterwards.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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