1
as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company
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2
as in to include
to have as part of a whole
this report takes in all the latest information on the subject
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3
as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
took in the stray dog
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Recent Examples of take in
How to Propagate a Chaste Tree Chaste trees root easily from softwood cuttings taken in late spring or early summer.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025
Measurements taken in Pico Rivera, California, roughly 11 miles south of the Eaton Fire.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
College football star Ashton Jeanty is likely to be the first running back taken in the upcoming NFL Draft in the spring.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Nearly all students and almost all visitors do it at least once to take in the stunning views of the lake and surrounding South Carolina countryside.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025
Measurements taken in Pico Rivera, California, roughly 11 miles south of the Eaton Fire.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
College football star Ashton Jeanty is likely to be the first running back taken in the upcoming NFL Draft in the spring.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Nearly all students and almost all visitors do it at least once to take in the stunning views of the lake and surrounding South Carolina countryside.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
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What began as an amusing alter ego created to trick a boss has now become a legitimate presence on credit reports, background checks and even tenant records, admitted original poster (OP) Cweev10 on Reddit this week.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk can try to trick gamers, to argue with them, to post their DMs against his own Terms of Service.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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All that remains is a Taylor Swift Karaoke: Reputation album, which does not include Swift's vocals.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Those additives can include high fructose corn syrup, emulsifiers, stabilizers, and preservatives, Lu Wang, MBBS, PhD, MPH, an epidemiologist and research assistant professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, told Health.—
Korin Miller,
Health,
25 Jan. 2025
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Mary is the director at the hospital where the Holmes Clinic is housed, and Chestnut and Aytes have fantastic chemistry despite their characters’ differing patient care tactics.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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Loftin Hall itself, the former student dining hall where the museum is housed, is noteworthy on its own, with beautiful Mexican tiles and sturdy wooden beams.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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Some even provide fake documents to help scammers deceive others.—
Ryan Nawrocki,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand, disinformation is misleading or false information shared with the intent to deceive.—
Jill Hopke,
The Conversation,
17 Jan. 2025
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Which team’s pass rush bothers or contains the other QB more effectively might tip this result.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Eaton Fire, which also broke out on Jan. 7 in Pasadena and Altadena, was 95% contained on Sunday after burning more than 14,000 acres, destroying more than 9,400 structures and killing 17 people.—
Daniel Amarante,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Shake-it-up hire: Deion Sanders, Colorado coach Would the spotlight in Dallas shine wide enough to accommodate two larger-than-life personalities (Sanders, Jones) instead of just one (Jones)?—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Perle was underwriting it and finally had to rent a hall to accommodate the troops.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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However, others have questioned how she was so easily fooled.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The attackers disguise themselves as fake Google Ads login pages to fool advertisers, who are then phished for their account credentials.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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According to the Tacoma News Tribune, the settlement was announced in March 2024 and involved payouts to nearly 200 current and former residents who were eligible to file paperwork to get their share of the settlement over dirty water.—
Carleen Johnson | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Jan. 2025
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In November, a source told People magazine Hines was contemplating divorcing Kennedy when reports emerged that he had allegedly been involved in an affair with a political journalist.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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