Employ
Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.
Take over
Take over verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.
Both terms in one sentence
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Saruman goes from being an older-than-Earth angelic being that plotted to take over Middle-Earth with his cunning, technology and a massive army to employ ruffians to harass hobbits.
Source: Creator / J. R. R. Tolkien -
Instead Roman was horrified and enraged at being turned against his will, usurped the Long Game, gathered wicked allies and dark powers even Kumarbis would not employ, and tried to take over the supernatural world.
Source: Literature / Kitty Norville - If they already have children, then I will endear myself to them from a young age to secure the same position when they take over, and then employ the same tactic.
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