undertake
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Don’t be stingy and try to undertake heavy-duty jobs yourself, another expert advised.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
A further complaint said another boxer suffered an injured hand, but felt "forced to undertake unsuitable exercises".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Responding to motorists on X, external, National Highways said it would undertake a review of how it dealt with the incident.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Some delays were due to shifts under the 2020 legislation that the FAA had to undertake for the first time, said Boeing Senior Vice President Mike Sinnett.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Their father was in cardiac failure, and the doctor had been asking if the family wanted him to undertake extreme lifesaving measures.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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The visit came as part of Royal Week in Scotland, where the royal family undertakes a series of engagements north of the border.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The United States undertakes that, in light of the progress of negotiations towards a final agreement, frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be released and made fully available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Every night, he reads murder mysteries to them, a ritual he undertakes primarily for his own pleasure.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Then last week, the DOJ said it was closing the investigation as the Fed’s inspector general undertakes an inquiry into the renovations — though the Justice Department left open the possibility of restarting its probe.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
There are normally twelve girls in the house, counting the old ones, a Greek cook, and a man who is known as a watchman but who undertakes all manner of delicate and dangerous tasks.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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In the video individuals are seen from afar putting their hands into the water while workers undertook cleaning work, but it did not clearly show people damaging the pool or depositing anything into it.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Simón, who undertook a similar odyssey at the same age, never allows this delicate story to succumb to self-indulgence or an inflated sense of its own importance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The LTA says it undertook a "comprehensive review" of its rating and ranking system in 2018 "specifically to address the issue of putting too much pressure on children at too young an age."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Her self-taught cake-creation curriculum, which she undertook after losing her job in a New York art gallery during the Covid-19 pandemic, included many hours on the phone with mom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
It was to scrutinize such questions as these that we undertook a dissection.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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Shein has also recently undertaken a push to diversify its supply chain to countries including Brazil and Turkey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Multiple noise mitigation efforts were undertaken — sound walls, scream shields and even pea gravel in the coaster’s tracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Both horses were examined and found to be uninjured as reviews of both accidents are now undertaken.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Sriramulu, a quiet Gandhian who had already undertaken several fasts for social causes, believed only self-sacrifice could force Delhi to listen.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Aside from one Alaska trip I’d done twenty-one years earlier, all my previous expeditions had been undertaken with one or two trusted friends, or alone.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, now Metro’s chair, declared the city ready to host this massive undertaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The only comparable alternative would involve sending spacecraft directly to another star, an undertaking that would require enormous amounts of time and money.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
But it says response times to wildfires will depend on any other job the helicopter is undertaking at the time.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Shopping for a home loan on top of the strenuous process of shopping for the house itself might sound exhausting — but buyers who skip this undertaking often end up considerably overpaying for their mortgage.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The biggest advocate for this bold undertaking, besides Father Jack, was Jim Kim.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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