take against
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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WASHINGTON—After three days of strategy meetings last month with his top national security advisers, President Trump hinted that he had “sort of” made up his mind on a coming military step to take against Venezuela.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
A lot of good, but this is not a team that took the kind of steps forward they were hoping to take against a second-string Brumbies.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
It remains to be seen what action, if any, school principals or the Los Angeles Unified School District will take against the four football coaches.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
There is a great deal of hostile action that private companies can take against cyberattack intruders discovered inside their networks, said Stewart Baker, a former NSA general counsel and Department of Homeland Security policy chief.
From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2023
“Sir — I got a Ministry of Magic leaflet by owl, about security measures we should all take against the Death Eaters...”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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