act
Example Sentences
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He also concluded the "right to life" legal obligations in Article 2 of the Human Rights Act had been triggered in this case.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The administration is likely considering using Defense Production Act authorities, but the Veda expert said he doesn’t think those seem like a good fit.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Congress should pass the Judiciary Accountability Act and extend federal anti-discrimination protections to judicial employees, so judges are no longer immune from suit, and employees can blow the whistle without fear of retaliation.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Becerra helped craft the Affordable Care Act in Congress and defended it as attorney general, and Joe Biden nominated him to serve as Health and Human Services secretary.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6 in the ornate President’s Room of the Capitol as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and other civil rights leaders looked on.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing act
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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