action
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“With this action, the United States Military has brought retribution for them, their families, and their loved ones,” Trump posted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
Menon added that it would be "laughable" if any Palestine Action activist actually believed direct action would achieve the group's stated aim to "shut Elbit down".
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
The legal action comes during a tumultuous time for the Kennedy Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
But while a camera would have frozen the action, Hockney makes it flow.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, another nightmarish battle, raging since the beginning of July, had shifted the center of action on the Western Front from Verdun to the Somme River.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing action
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Common Core Grade 6, List 1
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Common Core Grade 5, List 1
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