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uptake

[uhp-teyk] / ˈʌpˌteɪk /






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Ilya Yuffa, head of Lilly’s U.S. unit, said it is likely that uptake from the new Medicare program might actually move faster than what the company saw with commercial insurance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Even once it goes live July 1, “operationalization of the program could slow uptake as patients are formally brought into the system,” Seigerman said in the client note.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Councillor Luis Navarro, of Cambridgeshire County Council, said uptake had been encouraging.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

"In some catchments where permafrost has become patchier, weathering-driven carbon uptake was large enough to offset or even exceed river CO2 emissions."

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

“Quick on the uptake, man. I always say that about you.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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