took advantage of
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Against Henderson, the Dodgers took advantage of mistakes by the Brewers’ usually fundamentally sound defense to score four runs against him, only two of which were earned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
"They looked to me and I took advantage of them," Hastert said in court.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
"They simply saw a business opportunity and took advantage of it," Batiz said.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
It took advantage of a trade exemption that allowed it to ship orders directly from overseas warehouses to American doorsteps duty free.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
There was a “chicken switch” in the testing chamber for the candidates to flip if they wanted to come out early; a couple of the women took advantage of it.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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