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[ak-shuhn] / ˈæk ʃən /






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Aguirre shared the incident report with The Times but said police ultimately took no action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In their role as executors, Indyke and Kahn agreed to fund compensation packages for survivors that included conditions that prevented survivors who accepted funds from taking further legal action against them personally.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

M&A expert Aswath Damodaran, a finance professor at New York University, several years ago declared that acquisitions are “the most value-destructive action a company can take.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Kingdom, “An action is arbitrary and capricious when the agency relies on inappropriate factors, fails to consider important aspects of the problem, or ignores relevant evidence.”

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

Treasury didn’t ask for a piece of the action, or management changes, or for that matter anything at all except for a teaspoon of out-of-the-money warrants and preferred stock.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

A Justice Department spokesperson said “election integrity is a top priority” and that the department’s actions are “grounded in the law and being litigated in open court.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Ronaldo accepted accountability and apologised to his team-mates and fans for his actions, before adding he deserved to be punished.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

She warned that if the actions were to continue, "Seoul will surely regret and face uncontrollably terrible danger".

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

She admitted in an order Sunday night that she was “furious” during last week’s hearing, but that “district judges must sometimes take strong actions and use strong words,” particularly in hard-fought litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

I could tell by the big monkey’s actions that apples were just what he wanted for breakfast, but he couldn’t seem to convince himself that everything was all right.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls


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