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  • plural of act.
  • present tense form of act (3rd person singular).
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Wong’s supporters argue that his most significant acts happened before the law was implemented in 2020 and thus shouldn’t be held against him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The web infrastructure and security firm inspects online traffic, helps sites load quickly and acts as a tollbooth for AI bots.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

He said the decision to issue a blanket commutation for all death row inmates came down to not differentiating among those affected by heinous acts.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Known as 5-oxoETE, or 5-oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid, this fatty signaling molecule acts as a chemical alert when the body needs to respond to a threat.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

However, if the entire class likes background music, try to play the same baroque music during the test that was used during the original presentation of the material: it acts as an auditory memory cue.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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