How to Use takeover in a Sentence
- The government experienced a military takeover in 2002.
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The Taylor Swift takeover is in full swing on the U.K. chart blast.
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Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2023
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Here’s video of the street takeover in NoDa last night.
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Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2024
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Some have claimed the takeover was due to the bank’s crypto business.
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Julia Malleck,
Quartz,
21 Mar. 2023
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Twitter was in the midst of a hostile Elon Musk takeover.
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WIRED,
3 Aug. 2023
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Trump effected a takeover of the RNC just a few months ago.
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Frank Donatelli,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2024
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Studies have shown that hate speech and spam have shot up since Musk's takeover.
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Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
9 Oct. 2023
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The state takeover of Shelby Park comes over the objections of the city of Eagle Pass, which owns the land.
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Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2024
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After the Israeli takeover, Egypt closed its side of the crossing.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
31 Aug. 2024
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There is no takeover of any part of this city, of any apartment complex.
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Jesse Bedayn and Adriana Gomez Licon,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Oct. 2024
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Not even the fruit world can resist the Barbiecore takeover.
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Sharon Greenthal,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Apr. 2023
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Her takeover from Theron as the face of the fragrance comes after the actress joined the perfume brand back in 2004.
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Escher Walcott,
Peoplemag,
2 Sep. 2024
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Some tweets and accounts have been up for months and predate Musk’s takeover.
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Ben Goggin,
NBC News,
6 Jan. 2023
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This year the brand partnered with Galaxy Macau for its first pool takeover there in May.
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Luis Campuzano,
WWD,
21 June 2024
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But the compostable-packaging takeover has been tough to miss.
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Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2023
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There was even a 270-foot dragon takeover on top of the Empire State Building.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 July 2024
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Barbie’s most obvious takeover is seen in the toy aisle.
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Parija Kavilanz,
CNN,
10 Aug. 2023
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He was allegedly spotted near the Otay Mesa takeover and pulled over a few blocks away around 1:50 a.m.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2024
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And the iron gates had been removed, and the reason they'd been removed was Kam Tin was the site of a rebellion against the British takeover in 1898.
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Cnt Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Nov. 2023
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State police responded to the report of a street takeover in Bethany over the weekend.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2024
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However, the takeover by the Taliban in August 2021 turns the lives of the three women upside down.
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Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Nov. 2024
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Irwin had taken over the job from Yoel Roth, who resigned in the weeks after Musk’s takeover.
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Clare Duffy,
CNN,
2 Apr. 2024
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Dorsey has not publicly commented on Musk's takeover since the deal closed last week.
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Clare Duffy,
CNN,
1 Nov. 2022
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The women who were studying before [the takeover] never came back.
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Riazat Butt,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Apr. 2024
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Here are the sectors most likely weather a robot takeover—and those that won’t.
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Chloe Berger,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2023
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Both currently sit in the 40s, and as the Taylor Swift takeover clears out a bit in the coming week, there should be ample room to grow.
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Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
7 May 2024
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The county is not the first government agency to take action against street takeovers.
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Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Sep. 2023
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But the takeover of Hamilton Hall was a marked escalation.
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Sharon Otterman,
New York Times,
8 May 2024
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Lemon went on to ask about research showing hate speech had increased on X since Musk’s takeover.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2024
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In contrast, other models usually involve full takeovers where the original owner hands the keys to the new PE buyer and steps aside from the business.
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Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2024
- I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break.
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For a long time, the gym bros took over the weight room.
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Jane Thier,
Fortune,
20 May 2024
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The test driver took over, but the truck still hit the deer.
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Trisha Thadani,
Washington Post,
31 Mar. 2024
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So the Beavers take over at their 29-yard line on downs.
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oregonlive,
4 Nov. 2022
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No one else wanted to be there, so the artists took over.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2024
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That younger self winds up taking over as the host of Sparkle’s show.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2024
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Many have already stepped up to the plate and offered to take over.
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Nicole Goodkind,
CNN,
20 Dec. 2022
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Bulgari states that the necklace took over 2,800 hours to make.
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Raven Brunner,
Peoplemag,
21 May 2024
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The brand is poised to take over Bucherer, which has more than 100 stores worldwide.
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Carol Ryan,
WSJ,
25 Aug. 2023
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Naoum hand-painted the entire game, a process that took over 2,000 hours.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Oct. 2023
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The renovation is the work of the Barceló Hotel Group, who took over the derelict building in 2021.
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Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2024
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In 2023, instead of a fresh pant width or rise length, denim skirts took over the streets.
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Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
29 Nov. 2023
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On Tuesday, the heat will again move into the West with a heat dome taking over the Southwest.
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Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
10 June 2024
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Once the weather starts to warm up, expect to see barely-there shorts and hot pants take over.
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Sarah Boyd,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2023
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Nick and Griffin take over while Meredith runs like hell to see if her kids are okay.
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Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
11 Nov. 2022
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Crew is to take over on July 1, the company said in a statement.
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Hanna Ziady,
CNN,
28 Mar. 2023
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Filkins will take over as Stanford’s lead back for the remainder of the season.
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oregonlive,
27 Sep. 2022
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Peter Quinn directs the clip, which sees a band of Cuomos take over the studio and cut loose.
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Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
29 Nov. 2022
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In Colorado, where Venezuelans are taking over the whole town.
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Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2024
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It’s the second takeaway for the Patriots, who take over at their own 37.
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Christopher Price,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Jan. 2023
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The Lakers’ dished out a season-best 38 assists, James taking over as the point guard in the lineup switch.
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Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2023
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Freeze said Kaufman would take over Scott’s spot as the nickel corner.
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Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com,
al,
18 Sep. 2023
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The fans were fed up during the game, chanting for their first-round pick to take over at quarterback.
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Tim Bielik,
cleveland,
22 Sep. 2022
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The American flag, the lodestar of the Republican look since Nixon, took over.
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Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2024
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At some point, his son Robert H. Berry took over the family business.
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Graham Womack,
Sacramento Bee,
20 July 2024
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Haden didn’t take over as a full-time starter until Week 11 of his rookie season.
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Dan Labbe,
cleveland,
29 Oct. 2022
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This could happen as brands and businesses take over from the creators.
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Adam Rumanek,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2023
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It’s got a spacious, comfortable clubhouse the A’s took over after the Raiders left.
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Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2024
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Kennedy said Bayshore previously had a curfew before a new ownership group took over around five years ago.
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Claudia Levens,
Journal Sentinel,
30 Oct. 2024
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Leonard Maltin, a staunch critic of the first movie, gets eaten by Gremlins followed by the little menaces taking over a theater before being told off by none other than Hulk Hogan.
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EW.com,
17 Oct. 2024
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