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takes stock
vb. (en-third-person singulartake stock)
Usage examples of "takes stock".
Every evening there is a radio conversation, in which Eileen takes stock and juggles the logistics of the climb, and gives the next day's orders.
Analytical intellect comes to the fore as she takes stock of her surroundings.
Melville stops and takes stock for just a split second as he changes magazines.
Lisutaris suddenly halts, takes stock of her surroundings, then calls out.
Every evening there is a radio conversation, in which Eileen takes stock and juggles the logistics of the climb, and gives the next day’.
When the traveler returns home and takes stock of the experience, he or she may have learned a good deal more about America than about the country they went to visit.