act
Example Sentences
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To really change the power dynamic, they can act on other fronts.
Medical facilities can lose their protective rights if used for hostile acts against enemy combatants, said Emanuela-Chiara Gillard, senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics Law and Armed conflict.
Preparing food becomes a regulatory act — a way to channel overwhelming emotion into something tactile and nourishing.
From Salon
Those shifts act like a fingerprint, helping researchers map how water travels on a global scale.
From Science Daily
Finally, he needs to continue acting like the ace that he has become, from his uncomplaining leadership to his dazzling arsenal.
From Los Angeles Times
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