- present participle of undertake.
undertaking
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Adding them to more than 800 single-aisle jets that operate most domestic flights will be an expensive undertaking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Takaichi administration is undertaking a major update of the national defence strategy this year in the face of China's expanding military ambitions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Still, their top-secret, multiday bash on Cumberland Island, Ga., was a sizable undertaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The only comparable alternative would involve sending spacecraft directly to another star, an undertaking that would require enormous amounts of time and money.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
This was not an easy undertaking, and it would take days to build the trail.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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There were more than 70 undertakings that delivered annual income of about $1 million or more, ranging from golf clubs to legal settlements, and from crypto businesses to licensing deals.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
In some ways, the nature of our undertakings is similar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
"Recent decisions were bound by certain undertakings and my resignation enables the Adelaide Festival, as an organisation, to refresh its leadership and its approach to these circumstances," she said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
Civil rights cases in particular are complex undertakings usually lasting years.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2025
In between these undertakings, he somehow found time to conduct a good deal of solid science.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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