- past participle of take.
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The title “You Can See Everything,” taken from a text Holmes sent to Fielder during production, is an obvious red herring.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Two cases were found to have no case to answer and no action was taken.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
More than 32,000 protesters had taken part in some 140 actions nationwide outside Paris shortly after midday on Saturday, a source at the interior ministry told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Many of those customers have taken to social media to complain that the wait has been too long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
We had known, of course, that when overcrowding reached a certain point, the sickest were taken to the brick building at the foot of the great square smokestack.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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