act on

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The Federal Tort Claims Act has generated significant payouts in recent years for groups alleging they were harmed by the FBI for failing to act on information provided to the bureau.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Refiners earn more per barrel by producing jet fuel than by producing alternative products such as gasoline and diesel, Plonski said, and U.S. refiners have the operational flexibility to act on that.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The findings suggest that GLP-1 medications may act on a shared biological pathway underlying multiple forms of addiction.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

The current generation of players have decided now is the time to act on a disagreement that has festered for much of the past two decades.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Such “making” is a two-phase affair: first, artisans make a plan, then they act on it.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson