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  • 21for- and fore- — The prefix for occurs in a number of words formed in Old English, such as forbid, forgive, and forsake. It is not an active prefix in the sense of being used to form new words. Fore , on the other hand, is a prefix native to English and is widely …

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  • 22for one's pains — (usu ironic) As a reward for or result of trouble taken • • • Main Entry: ↑pain * * * informal as an unfairly bad return for efforts or trouble he was sued for his pains …

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  • 23for the taking — Readily available to be taken (advantage of) • • • Main Entry: ↑take * * * ready or available for someone to take advantage of the big money is out there for the taking …

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  • 24for the worse — To a worse state • • • Main Entry: ↑worse * * * for the worse phrase in a way that makes a situation worse Things have definitely taken a turn for the worse. Thesaurus: worsesynonym …

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  • 25Taken — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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  • 26Taken at the Flood — There is a Tide redirects here . There is a Tide is also the name of a short story by Larry Niven, set in the Known Space universe .infobox Book | name = Taken at the Flood title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the …

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  • 27Taken (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Taken Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Orange County, California, U.S. Instrument = Voice type = Genre = Metalcore Post hardcore Hardcore… …

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  • 28Taken — Infobox Television Film name = Taken format = Drama, Science fiction camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = 877 minutes creator = Leslie Bohem developer = executive producer = starring = Dakota Fanning Elle Fanning Desmond Harrington… …

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  • 29Taken by Cars — Infobox musical artist Name = Taken by Cars Img capt = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Manila, Philippines Genre = Indie rock Years active = 2006 ndash;present Label = Party Bear Records Warner Music Philippines Associated acts =… …

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  • 30Taken (film) — Infobox Film name = Taken caption = French theatrical poster writer = Luc Besson Robert Mark Kamen starring = Liam Neeson Famke Janssen Maggie Grace Xander Berkeley Holly Valance Katie Cassidy director = Pierre Morel producer = Luc Besson music …

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