undertaken

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“While vegetation work by a contractor was undertaken to address identified power line safety concerns, we worked with federal land managers to resolve the issue and support restoration efforts,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The council said the new road was the largest highways scheme it had ever undertaken and would provide an alternative route for traffic, particularly HGVs.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

One hopes that such an experiment would be undertaken to reveal something we don’t already know.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

It was undertaken to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, which Mr. Trump’s immediate predecessors had also vowed to do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

“A long-lost diary,” he continued, “regarding a doomed voyage undertaken by Lord Fredrick Ashton’s great-grandfather, Admiral Percival Racine Ashton. According to the archives, the book is part of the holdings of the Ashton library.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood