an act
Example Sentences
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In addition, distributing money to Americans from any deals “would really take an act of Congress,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
It was originally an act of Congress that gave the Kennedy Center its name and mandate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Planer was working with comedy partner Peter Richardson on an act called The Outer Limits in the late 1970s when they saw Mayall, Sayle and Edmonson perform at The Comedy Store in London.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Her account, translated from the Polish by Soren Gauger, is an act of devotion without monument-making.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Given the calumny New York previously had shoveled on Chicago, the postponement was an act of surprising grace.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
