take place
Idioms-
Happen, occur, as in Let me know where the ceremony will take place . [Second half of 1700s]
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take the place of . Substitute for, as in These glasses will have to take the place of wine goblets , or Jane took her sister's place in line . [Second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
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In the 20th century, several catastrophic glacial lake outbursts took place, including a 1941 incident in Peru that killed at least 1,800 people.
EV growth globally and in the U.S., he said, was inevitable, but would take place over the long term, not in a single burst.
It is important to remember that royal visits have regularly taken place when the political mood is turbulent.
From BBC
Strikes have knocked out a desalination plant on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported, without saying when the attack took place.
From Barron's
A spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry denied that negotiations had taken place in a social media post Monday.
From Barron's
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