taken for granted
Example Sentences
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Richard Clothier, managing director of Wyke Farms in Somerset, said: "With climate change and the other geopolitical challenges around the world, food security can't be taken for granted any more."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
She no longer believes in the promise, once taken for granted, that each generation will improve its lot over the last.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
“Central bank independence is precious. It can be taken for granted in benign times, but it is tested when times get tough,” Warsh said at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Alliance leader Naomi Long is to warn that her party's role in the Northern Ireland Executive "should not be taken for granted".
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
In the history of science literature it is generally taken for granted that Wittgenstein was a relativist.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
