take up

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He said that, this year, CagriSema trials failed or underwhelmed, while Ozempic prescriptions keep lagging even as take-up of the Wegovy pill have impressed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Management plans to repeat the job-cut program in 2026 after strong take-up in the previous round, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Assuming every eligible child participates in the program, in what the firm calls a “100% take-up scenario,” seed deposits alone imply 14 million qualifying newborns between 2025 and 2028.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Prof Whitty also warned that although the UK had some of the highest take-up of childhood vaccines in the world, rates had been "drifting down" over the last decade.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

When the film was over, the end of it whipped noisily around and around the take-up reel until Etienne turned off the machine and the rectangle of light disappeared.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick