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take place

to happen. The meeting took place in the lawyers' office on October 20th. Not all engineering failures take place suddenly and dramatically.

Usage notes: often take place suggests that something has happened at a particular time in a particular place

See also: place, take

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take side
take sides
take some doing
take stock

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