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[akt] / ækt /








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The act did introduce a specific ground, external for landlords to evict a group of students at the end of the academic year if they intend to re-let the property to students.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

It also means that many criminal offenses hinge on attributing a wrongful act to the mental state of a human being.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

The decent first act sketches how fundamental Matt’s wide eyes and carved cheekbones are to his career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Her family and experiences are integral to her act and essential to strengthening those ties.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

It was nice of her to act surprised, even though she had definitely been tracking my location.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

For over a century, corporate criminal liability in the United States has held that a corporation acts through its “human agents”—employees, managers, executives, officers.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

The selfless acts aren’t just feel-good stories for business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Most of the victims were from foreign backgrounds and prosecutors are investigating whether the acts targeted the "real or supposed race, ethnicity, nationality or religion" of the victims.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Social Security benefits may be cut by 26% in 2032 unless Congress acts to shore up the system, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

From these acts, the Nazi leaders concluded: “We wanted to get rid of our Jews, but the difficulties lay in the fact that no country wished to receive them.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

To convict them of a crime, laws often also require prosecutors to prove that they acted intentionally or knowingly.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

"I think this is a shocking story of somebody who deliberately acted fraudulently and laundered money and he should be punished," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The FBI’s exploration of an economic espionage case doesn’t necessarily mean the government would allege that Alfozan acted at the behest of the Saudi government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The researchers suggest that the growing gas giant acted somewhat like a structural barrier, preventing most larger particles from crossing its orbital region while still allowing finer dust to move around it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

“You’re the only one Aunt Gertrude drives nuts. Besides, she comes to dinner at least once a month, and sometimes for the weekend. Mom and Dad have never acted this way about her visits before.”

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Nunez said Saturday's outcome was more "positive" than a week ago, with more police on the streets acting more rapidly, conducting more pre-demonstration checks and better protecting businesses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Schwartz has only been CDC director since August, replacing acting director Jay Bhattacharya.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Should the matter proceed to litigation, a central question will be whether Bianco was acting within the scope of his duties as sheriff when he seized the ballots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Several people alleged to be acting on behalf of Russia and other foreign powers have been arrested in Germany this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

And then, acting like I’d just spontaneously caught fire, the Right Reverend snatched his hand off my shoulder, pressed some papers in my aunt’s direction, and took off down the boardinghouse stairs.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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