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taken

[tey-kuhn] / ˈteɪ kən /
ADJECTIVE
captured
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ADJECTIVE
employed or rented
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According to law enforcement, Handy was taken to a local hospital by paramedics, where he was pronounced dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

What happens when an AI-worshipping extremist logs in one morning and discovers that the entity he believes to be God has been taken offline or overwritten—in his eyes, killed?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Washington had already taken aim at Diaz-Canel last year, banning him and his family from entering the United States.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

In the future, unless action is taken, there is a real risk they will be lost altogether.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Mr. Beukers, the optician next door, had given her space in his shop from which she had taken orders to give to our repairmen in their homes.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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