took

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“I took out the country militarily in the first four weeks,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Human flight went from myth to reality on a cold morning in 1903, when two self-taught bicycle mechanics took a 12-second, 120-foot flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Production reconvened for another 22 days and the Jackson estate took on tens of millions of dollars in additional reshoot costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Last summer, Washington took a 9.9% stake in Intel, paying $23.47 a share.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Then he took off his hat, and in the October twilight, I recognized the young German watchmaker whom Father had discharged four years ago.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom