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takes

  • plural
    of take.
    take
    verb (used with object)
    to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action.
  • present tense form
    of take (3rd person singular).
    take
    verb (used with object)
    to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action.

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A hike to the top takes 45 minutes to an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

In Schoenbrun’s debut novel, “Public Access Afterworld,” the filmmaker takes a sizable risk, stripping away the meticulously crafted onscreen worlds to assert the dexterity of their prose.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Three high school girls all dressed in pink strut up to the outcast in red flannel and tell her what it takes to be popular.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Kennedy says he takes peptides, and so does the podcaster Joe Rogan.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

It takes me almost no time at all to tune Grace.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold