granted

see take for granted.

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A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?

But that stability can be withdrawn as easily as it was granted.
Cambodia’s Smoke-and-Mirrors Democracy|David Shaftel|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Granted, James is in an office in the Pentagon, and not on the front lines.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As far as finally being acknowledged herself with that elusive Academy gold, well, Moore says she would not take it for granted.
Julianne Moore Is Oscar Gold in ‘Still Alice’|Marlow Stern|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At this point, the developed world takes the internet for granted.
Silicon Valley Sets Its Sights on Africa|Christian Borys|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This month a judge intervened and granted a 30-day temporary stay on police action against Abbott.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The enormous grant which had been made at the outset for three years was already spent and a fresh supply had to be granted.
History of the English People, Volume VI (of 8)|John Richard Green
I remember I told Giles, when I had recovered myself a little, that he had taken things too much for granted.
Uncle Max|Rosa Nouchette Carey
Evidently it was to be taken quietly for granted that these two were engaged.
The Guests Of Hercules|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
This was granted them, thanks to the perseverance and energy of our remonstrances.
Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China|Evariste Regis Huc
Most morphologists of the younger generations now take these terms for granted, without remembering the name of their founder.
The Last Link|Ernst Haeckel