act upon
Example Sentences
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The legislation mandated that Congress must act upon a rescission request within 45 days or it was null, and historically, a lot of them never saw the light of day.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2025
It found that the parents had not shown a likelihood of success, reasoning that mere exposure to ideas, without compulsion to affirm or act upon them, did not constitute a substantial burden on religious exercise.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025
Streeting said the government would "respect and act upon" the outcome of the vote on the "incredibly difficult and complicated issue".
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024
It also represented a moment in which FDR lost his unique ability to gauge the popular mood and act upon it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024
I hungered to share the dominant assumptions of my time and act upon them.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
