take action
Example Sentences
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Two major utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric and Edison International, are threatening consequences if lawmakers fail to take action on their behalf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“If they do not take action, we will do so unilaterally.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
They added that in July, it launched an investigation "into TikTok's compliance with its child safety duties, and we've shown we'll take action if evidence suggests companies are falling short."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Setting up a trust and/or bequest is a way you can take action; that can do far more than words, which are open to misinterpretation, can.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Josie asked, because this felt like an emergency, like it would matter to take action immediately.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
