took off
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In the late 1990s, Lumen saw a need for networking given the growth of the telecom industry as the internet took off.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Early in the morning of June 4, 1986, at the Fullerton airport, Bruce Wayne, KFI radio’s veteran “Eye in the Sky,” took off in his blue and white Cessna.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
They took off knowing they might not return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Catie, 30, and Phil, 34, were sat on a British Airways flight to Ljubljana on Tuesday that never took off.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The owl took off from the table, flew out of one of the open windows, and then upward out of sight.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
