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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it
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as in to borrow
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry
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Recent Examples of take up
Its decanter is perhaps the most technically complex of the entire Clase Azul lineup, taking up to 10 days to create each one.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
According to the World Health Organization, most people develop symptoms within 2-5 days, but can take up to 17 days to develop.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
The bout pits one of the greatest (and most intimidating) fighters of all time against a social media star who only took up boxing in recent years.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Unlike Amazon Prime’s two-day delivery standard, Haul orders will take up to two weeks to arrive since items ship directly from manufacturers.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
According to the World Health Organization, most people develop symptoms within 2-5 days, but can take up to 17 days to develop.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
The bout pits one of the greatest (and most intimidating) fighters of all time against a social media star who only took up boxing in recent years.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Unlike Amazon Prime’s two-day delivery standard, Haul orders will take up to two weeks to arrive since items ship directly from manufacturers.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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How much weight a child can lift is far less important than teaching them good movement patterns.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
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The officer and the man continue to argue, and the driver lifts an index finger up to his mouth, as if gesturing for the officer to be quiet.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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As reports of tourists’ deaths emerged in recent days, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Canada and the US all issued statements urging their citizens to be cautious about drinking alcohol in Laos.Lilit Marcus, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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To drink, enjoy a Bottled Coquito for two, La Huerta (two to four people), or Mezcal Cranberry (two to four people).Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Thunder Power's liquidity is based on its ability to generate cash from operations, obtain capital financing, and borrow funds to support its operations and capital needs.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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And the success of CAR-T has inspired researchers to borrow other—cheaper and simpler—strategies from cancer therapy to kill immune cells gone awry.Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Earlier in the week, Walmart Inc. said its namesake U.S. business pushed comparable sales up 5.3 percent, picking up market share as the company beat its third-quarter profit projections and raised its outlook for the year.Evan Clark, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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What about giving birth to babies and raising kids?Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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When chytrid fungus colonizes the skin, electrolytes can’t get absorbed.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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The four straightforward and thoughtfully built cubes not only absorbed all of our clothes and toiletries volume-wise, but were water resistant enough to keep wet bathing suits and stinky running socks.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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On this day in 1777: The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Second Continental Congress, though the document was not ratified by the states until March 1, 1781.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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On one project for a manufacturing company, what initially appeared as a simple reluctance to adopt new interface design solutions turned out to be a thoughtful concern about maintaining their exceptional standards in safety.Goran Paun, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Summer House on Music Lane at Hotel Magdalena This Thanksgiving, Summer House on Music Lane is elevating the holiday feast.Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are elevated across the country, including in Wisconsin, as of early November, confirmed the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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This iridescent crystal awakens intuition and sparks imagination, encouraging this Fire sign to embrace their creativity and spirituality.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Harris has identified as Black woman from a multicultural family Harris has embraced her Black identity and multicultural background in several ways.Samantha Putterman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Take up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20up. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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