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take away from
Detract, as in Her straggly hair takes away from her otherwise attractive appearance. [Second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
“If they all prevailed in the same fiscal year, we would pay hundreds of millions of dollars from our current budget, forcing impossible decisions about what to take away from this year’s students in order to pay for the wrongs done to student victims of the past.”
“Just like a few protesters can take away from the messaging, the same thing can be said about LAPD. It overshadows the response,” he added.
To him, the process of uncovering the answer to the question of whether the self exists does not take away from that experience.
So I’m wondering: big picture, what do you hope people take away from the book?
"That doesn't take away from the fact that in some parts it can be quite dangerous."
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