act on

Example Sentences

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The Federal Tort Claims Act has generated significant payouts in recent years for groups alleging they were harmed by the FBI for failing to act on information provided to the bureau.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The findings suggest that GLP-1 medications may act on a shared biological pathway underlying multiple forms of addiction.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Dr Ernesto Maceira, a specialist who treated the Spaniard's foot, said the condition was caused by "abnormal forces that act on an immature bone" and attributed it to Nadal's intense training as a child.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

They are afraid of locking in the loss, so they hold on while it gets bigger and bigger until their capital is trapped and they cannot act on anything new.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Suppose that the peoples of the Americas had, in some parallel world, understood the concept of contagion and been prepared to act on it.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann