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take for granted
Underestimate the value of, become used to, as in The editors felt that the publisher was taking them for granted .
Consider as true or real, anticipate correctly, as in I took it for granted that they'd offer to pay for their share but I was wrong . [c. 1600]
Example Sentences
Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty posted on X: "The United States of America will no longer be taken for granted."
"The United States of America will no longer be taken for granted," he wrote.
But he would have approved of its assiduous dedication to the humanity of America’s ongoing struggle to gain the rights that a second Donald Trump administration is reminding us that we can’t take for granted.
But Democrats must also work to take the pressure off the safety net by expanding access to the wealth-building tools and incentives that upper-income Americans have long taken for granted.
But the casualties include some of the things we often take for granted: the rhythms and routines that fill each day, the comings and goings of neighbors, the histories of the places we call home.
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