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take hold

  1. Become established, as in The new vines quickly took hold , or This idea will never take hold with the voters . [c. 1300]

  2. Grasp, as in Take hold of this end of the rope . [Late 1500s]



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Leasing of buildings used to collect and distribute imported goods has slowed at least temporarily as businesses wait to see whether the tariffs take hold at their announced rates or ease through negotiations.

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As the poison takes hold, Lochlan looks up at the surface to see the silhouettes of his family members, which are then replaced by silhouettes of Buddhist monks.

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Once the disease takes hold, an infant's regression is swift.

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"Once greed and secrets take hold, the fabric of any society, including a family, begins to fray," he adds.

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Wildfires have been tackled by firefighters on a daily basis, and this weekend a major incident was declared in Northern Ireland as a huge wildfire took hold on the Mourne Mountains.

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