act
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The undercover officers donned masks depicting Captain America, Batman and Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th, among others, to nab a pair in the act, Brazil's Civil Police said.
From BBC
Kemp rose to prominence playing Grant throughout the 1990s, before pursuing other acting roles and fronting a series of documentaries on gangs.
From BBC
The two spend the years picking at each other while secretly growing fond of the other’s company, though never able to act on their feelings due to the difference in their social status.
From Salon
The microphone also transformed acting in Hollywood films, ushering out loud voices trained to project in theaters.
In addition, certain enzymes act like regulators, directing how glucose moves through metabolic pathways and influencing how efficiently energy is produced.
From Science Daily
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