acting on
Example Sentences
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As climate change alters wind patterns and ocean behavior, the forces acting on these systems may also affect how energy moves through turbulent flows.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
Security practitioners must govern autonomous agents acting on behalf of enterprises.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
The company has started rolling out what it calls Gemini Spark, a personal agent it says is capable of navigating a user’s digital life and acting on his or her behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"A planned attack preceded by reconnaissance, and which was ordered by a third party acting on behalf of the Iranian state," he said.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
A year after the Quinn Chapel meeting, a posse of slave catchers came up out of Maryland into Christiana, Pennsylvania, acting on information that four slaves were hiding out at a free black farmer’s home.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
