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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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I know people who have taken weight-loss injections and had good results.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn — “NWR,” as he’s taken to branding himself — isn’t exactly known for his subtlety.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

That is the longest it has ever taken parliament to pass an annual general budget.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

It’s a bit more complicated than that, because I still own the $500,000 property and have taken a loss on the $300,000 property.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

She’d been useful for helping him evade the Ravens, but that didn’t change the fact that she’d taken his weapons and called him a coward.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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