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[ak-shuhn] / ˈæk ʃən /






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“The conversation about policy at Warsh’s first meeting is going to be a heated one with many participants arguing that a rate hike should be a possible policy action later in the year,” he added.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Union leaders said they would seek to remove legal obstacles to a strike, referring to management’s attempt to halt the industrial action in a local court.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Randall Kroszner, who served as a Fed governor alongside Warsh in the early 2000s, thinks Warsh will press for action.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

It’s sure to be another captivating, completely irksome and bleak look into animal welfare exploitation that will, hopefully, prompt action.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

When Scotland’s Second Highland Light Infantry Battalion was finally taken out of action, only thirty men remained of the more than one thousand who had come to France at the start of the war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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