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act

Definition for act

noun as in something done

noun as in legislative document

noun as in part of a performance

noun as in pretended behavior

verb as in behave in a certain way

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The act that enabled the funding for the Intel deal didn’t explicitly talk about the U.S. taking shares but it didn’t prohibit it, either.

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The act that enabled the funding for the Intel deal didn’t explicitly talk about the U.S. taking shares but it didn’t prohibit it, either.

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Sir Philip says he wants the government to act now, change the law and fight back.

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But the regulator, the Environment Agency, has by its own admission struggled to act.

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"Products on the market act as a kind of glue which puts the hair back together again so it looks better."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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