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Assume Control

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verb

• seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

• take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

• free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

• take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

• take over ownership of; of corporations and companies

• do over

• take up and practice as one's own

• take up, as of debts or payments

95%10Exact Match!
verb

• assume control

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Telegraph Cross Atlantic15 Feb 2025 Across 45 TAKETHEREINS
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