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The phrase "takes first place" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you are trying to indicate that something is the best or highest in quality, or that it has a greater value or rank than other items. For example: "In the chess tournament, Jeremy's brilliant strategy takes first place and he wins the grand prize."
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Team "WellDone" takes first place in the MIT Water Innovation Prize competition.
Yahoo takes first place on that list for its 2013 compromise of 3 billion user records.
And, among one hell of a field, it takes first place.
INDUSTRY INCENTIVE AWARD When it comes to bribing consumers to buy a car, the departing Chevrolet Cobalt takes first place.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE'S Tuck School of Business takes first place in The Economist's ninth annual ranking of full-time MBA programmes.
("Bikini Bandits Episode 7," a comedy about bikini-clad bandits, takes first place with more than 400,000 views).
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Everything else takes second place.
Brad Pitt takes second place.
Another small country, Iceland, takes third place.
Their life almost takes second place.
All other grief takes second place.
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