act
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It was Zidane's last act as a player, having announced his decision to retire after the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The foundations of Banana Ball were already in place—which meant even a player with legitimate professional aspirations had to get in on the act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He walks over to the cat and picks him up, and in previous adaptations of this story, this might signal that a disturbing act of animal cruelty is about to happen.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
They have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of your brother’s estate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
I guess Charlie thought it was worth a try, though, because he asked Eugene what he needed for his talent act.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
Its 2020 debut album, “PDE,” experimented more with the prickly, sad sierreño sound popularized by acts like Eslabon Armado and DannyLux — as well as trap-infused corridos tumbados with a thumping tololoche.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He seemed to savor the chance to go deeper, to look more closely at our innate capacity for acts both moral and depraved.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Each microscopic lens acts like a tiny camera, recording the same scene from a slightly different angle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is one of 26 new peers to be given seats in the House of Lords in one of Sir Keir Starmer's last acts as prime minister.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
He acts like I bottled everything up inside, but really, I’m okay.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
"We believe public health is a shared responsibility among restaurants, their suppliers, and authorities, and we are proud to have consistently acted quickly and proactively to protect our guests."
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
"An observant Lancashire Constabulary officer recognised Jumaa and acted swiftly to arrest him," Detective Supt Nicola McCulloch said in a statement.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
This process acted as a natural brake on warming for millions of years and helped move Earth toward its present cooler climate.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
A federal monitor tasked with overseeing the union said Fain acted improperly to benefit his fiancée.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Maybe Maya-Jade acted like a know-it-all because she did know it all.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
The acting AG and two justices appeared before lawmakers this week.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026
"Schools are basically acting as hubs of social support as well as learning," he tells me.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The five former CIA directors or acting directors who signed the statement would have understood this instinctively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Following Fedorov's removal, Zelensky announced Thursday he had appointed Yevgeniy Khmara -- head of Ukraine's SBU security service -- as acting defence minister.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
But the way those two were chatting and laughing and acting like we had till next week to finish up, I could see it was going to be a while.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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