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as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
decided to take her on as store manager
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as in to borrow
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
recently arrived immigrants who are eager to take on the language and culture of their adopted homeland
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The New Destination of Joy Concepts from introductory psychology textbooks took on a new, hands-on dimension in our rodent driving laboratory.
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Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Mining Exchange Hotel offers a vintage take on elegance.
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Stephen Graham is set to play Springsteen's father and Johnny Cannizzaro will take on E Street Band member and guitarist Steve Van Zandt.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Established nonprofits took on 11 of the properties, mostly those newer and in better condition, leaving 18 in limbo.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Sign up Mining Exchange Hotel, Colorado Springs (Image credit: Michael Kleinberg Photography)
The Mining Exchange Hotel offers a vintage take on elegance.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Stephen Graham is set to play Springsteen's father and Johnny Cannizzaro will take on E Street Band member and guitarist Steve Van Zandt.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Established nonprofits took on 11 of the properties, mostly those newer and in better condition, leaving 18 in limbo.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The number is increasing and the resources are insufficient to meet the demand.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Just up the road, where open land meets the neighborhood’s northern periphery, Jason Swann was also packing up — and waiting.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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As part of these tactics, China has levied tariffs and embargoes on Taiwanese exports, sought to increase Taiwan’s international isolation, and employed disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks meant to destabilize its people and government.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Acronis Cyber Protect also employs machine learning to monitor performance and reliability.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Thunder Power's liquidity is based on its ability to generate cash from operations, obtain capital financing, and borrow funds to support its operations and capital needs.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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And the success of CAR-T has inspired researchers to borrow other—cheaper and simpler—strategies from cancer therapy to kill immune cells gone awry.Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Blackwood faced New Jersey once last season, on Feb. 27 at SAP Center, but an injury forced him to leave the game after just 17 minutes.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Chargers don’t let their guard down Chargers face Titans with another chance to bury the past Wednesdays normally include a visit to the weight room for a workout with Ben Herbert, the Chargers’ director of player performance.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 8 Nov. 2024
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While not all 23 companies have announced their hiring plans, these facilities are expected to support nearly 30,000 new jobs, with projects mostly in the U.S. Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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Amazon hired former Boeing executive David Carbon to run the operation.Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Those articles helped spur the court to adopt its first-ever code of conduct and received a Pulitzer Prize.ProPublica, ProPublica, 7 Nov. 2024
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An opportunity to adopt a healthier lifestyle or choose home improvements that add to your convenience is apparent.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Midway through the first episode of Say Nothing, Dolours Price encounters a fiery scene in West Belfast: a mob of Northern Irish citizens chucking petrol bombs at a police barracks.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Most who have encountered him want to put the Han Lo experience behind them.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Legends of Tomorrow started its life as the Arrowverse’s biggest flop, with a dull first season about a motley crew of heroes and villains from The Flash and Arrow being recruited by a time traveler to stop a despot’s rise to power.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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During that time, the actor purchased an uninhabitable island in Tahiti and recruited Los Angeles architect Judge, portrayed by Jon Heder, to build the world’s first ecologically friendly retreat.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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