take something
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"We're focusing on children again and we take something away from children that actually is so, so important to them in their lives at the moment," he said.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
“To me, he’s the hero of that movie, not the villain, because he was trying to take something that was always smoke and mirrors and turn it into something magical and real,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
As for Iran, it would take something unexpected to boost sector shares again.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
When you take something away from your cooking, it helps to push somewhere else.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
I hope they take something that belongs to him.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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