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Given that you don’t live in the same state as your friend, it would be impractical to act as executor.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

A decision to wait, unaccompanied by any account of what would push the committee to act, raises the question of whether the rhetoric will ever be matched by action.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Researchers have now shown that specially shaped light can act as a similar type of threaded probe, interacting differently with molecules depending on their handedness.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

They claim that his alleged speeding does not meet the legal standard for implied malice, meaning to act with a conscious disregard for human life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

It was not an act of mercy; there was no mercy for us.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Huijin, the state-investment arm that acts as China’s plunge-protection team, stepped back into the market last week, buying broad-based exchange-traded funds tied to stock indices to stabilize the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is a vast system of ocean currents that acts like a planetary conveyor belt.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

Some went directly to the slaveholders, in real acts of courage, and demanded to leave with their children.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

If everyone trusts the same AI and acts on the same signal, you could get bigger shocks to the system when something goes wrong.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Our waiter, who tells us his name is Cornelius, acts like we are movie stars or something.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

It acted like a molecular beacon, allowing scientists to detect and isolate BiP more easily during experiments.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

Authorities said the suspect is known to police and has ties to Islamist circles in Berlin but also stressed investigators have not yet determined a motive or whether he acted alone.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

But there was only skipper Edward Llewelyn, 73 at the time, who was found to have acted negligently by a Board of Trade inquiry.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

That wasn’t enough for Kennedy, who says the school has acted “willful, malicious, oppressive, fraudulent” and “despicable” as it planned its facility improvements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Black Star acted the worst of my dogs.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Cliff, the daughter of the acting couple Michael Robbins and Hal Dyer, added that the service was "beautiful".

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

I have objects he created between music and acting jobs, including art he wove.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Senior Deputy Gov. Destry Damayanti will take over as acting BI governor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

They were not claiming the state’s police power for themselves but acting as though they already had a legitimate claim to ensuring the entire community’s safety.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

I get more confident in my reading, and soon I’m doing voices for each character and acting out the silly bits.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller