act
Example Sentences
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State regulators are expected to act by June, and their decision will have far-reaching consequences.
From Los Angeles Times
“When you’re acting, all you want to do are the things that stretch you, that are exciting,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s necessary to act, because, if we don’t, who knows how things will escalate further,” said Redlands High junior Aya F, who goes by her last initial rather than her full legal name.
From Los Angeles Times
At that stage, World Curling needed to act.
From BBC
Early in cosmic history, this particle would have acted like a cosmological constant, but over time its effects would have changed.
From Science Daily
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