took up
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In the past, "everything was perfectly continuous, it was easy," said Ralf Schairer, managing director of the refinery, who took up his post just one month before Russia's Ukraine invasion in February 2022.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
When Bouaddi came on, he took up a holding midfield position, particularly in deep build-up play.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Wells, took up the Rueggs’ cause, signing petitions and organizing an overseas publicity campaign designed to embarrass Chiang’s government for partisanship in its handling of the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
When she took up the oversized, bedazzled pair of scissors to cut the ribbon, two sturdy men made sure they had a firm hold on her.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
It got so big it took up almost the whole living room and was spilling into the hallway.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
