on the take
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On Jan. 26, 2024, the day Jontay Porter removed himself from a Toronto Raptors game with a fake injury so his conspirators would win bets, there was another game on the take 500 miles away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Former Peruvian presidents Alejandro Toledo and Ollanta Humala are serving lengthy sentences in their country after being convicted of being on the take from Odebrecht.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
But by early 2015, a Chinese anticorruption campaign, aimed at officials on the take from freewheeling billionaires, had ensnared Mr. Ma.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
Drawn to the platter of homemade cookies, I was shy on the take once I knew they were lemon, scared of the sharp sourness that might be lurking within.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2022
Some guards were honest; others, clearly on the take.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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