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  • past participle of take.
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taken

[tey-kuhn] / ˈteɪ kən /
ADJECTIVE
captured
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ADJECTIVE
employed or rented
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Example Sentences

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“Families should not have to wonder every budget season whether the support they rely on will be taken away,” Gonzalez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Disgruntled tourists and locals have taken to social media to vent about the disruption to fuel supplies.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

That plan, which Musk said should be taken with a “grain of salt,” is more ambitious than what SpaceX laid out in its IPO filing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

According to the team's projections, the population could increase by another 17% to 25% over the next 25 years if no action is taken.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

He had been taken prisoner by the Russians over a year before.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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