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act

[akt] / ækt /








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“An unexpected drop in hiring alongside building inflationary pressures presents policymakers with a difficult balancing act,” said Isaac Stell, investment manager at Wealth Club.

From The Wall Street Journal

His last act, his last thought, was for me.

From Literature

Black Star acted the worst of my dogs.

From Literature

Redemption, the human relation to the world, is less a utopian blueprint than the communal work of binding isolated lives into a human “we,” through acts of repair and acts of love.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Garland began expertly mimicking the hijinks on the TV screen, little Liza, eager to join the act, clumsily attempted a back flip.

From The Wall Street Journal