taken for granted
Example Sentences
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The basic creature comforts she had taken for granted in New York, where she lived before departing to teach dance in Havana in 1970, were hard to come by after years of Soviet subsidies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
None of those things should be taken for granted.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Only six months ago, most investors had taken for granted that Fed officials would cut rates this year, providing a short-term boost to stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
It is almost taken for granted in Northern Ireland that the gap between a suspect being charged and their eventual trial will be lengthy.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
It seems taken for granted in America that life for idiosyncratic, individualistic kids is brutal.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
