taken over
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But after years of getting pounded by massive competitors, it ended up being taken over by Google for about a third of its IPO price.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Hybrid training, like Hyrox, which is sociable and competitive, seems to have taken over from running on a treadmill or general cardio on a bike, she explains.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Over the past week and a half, the major-league coaching staff, which also had De Paula in major-league spring training camp the last two years, has taken over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Brice Marden’s daughters have taken over his estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Gardner "Gus" Hathaway had only recently become director of counterintelligence, having taken over the post once occupied by the notoriously paranoid James Jesus Angleton.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
