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taken in







ADJECTIVE
welcomed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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It is also seeking damages from DB Cargo UK, claiming that the latter "breached a contractual duty to ensure that reasonable care was taken" in maintaining the wagon.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

It is the seduction of surfaces Cusk is exploring here, the ways we are taken in by so much that is chimerical: lavish interiors, actors, our own doubled selves.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Accounting for that history could help scientists more accurately distinguish microbiome changes associated with disease from changes caused by medications taken in the past.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

Beyond its taste, Japanese Wagyu is distinguished by the extreme attention taken in producing it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

When I received the message from her sister, I thought it had to be a ploy to make me hate Ella, and I resolved not to be taken in.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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