acting as

Example Sentences

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Boeing makes more jets than Americans buy, but that doesn’t mean it is acting as a trade predator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

In theory, all of these developments should be acting as tailwinds for the U.S. dollar, but they aren’t.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

This could be provided by the lampposts acting as "access points, just like mobile phone masts" to more powerful data centres running big AI models, he adds.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Powell, whose term as a governor runs through early 2028, said he would keep a low profile and has no interest in acting as a shadow chair under his presumptive successor, Kevin Warsh.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

“The mortal world is where we grew up,” Vivi insists, climbing onto a bench and walking the length of it, acting as though it were a stage.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black