acting

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Acting residuals trickled in and helped cover basic expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Acting like a giant incinerator, the spinning flames destroy many of the particles responsible for dense smoke plumes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers this week that the administration would not move forward with the fund.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Acting with authority can come across — at least to some observers — as overbearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Acting under the Michigan pest control law which allows the state to spray indiscriminately without notifying or gaining permission of individual landowners, the low-lying planes began to fly over the Detroit area.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson