act
Example Sentences
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With the anger, there is also fear: for the Jewish community of other attacks, for the Muslim community of retaliation for an act of terror they have loudly condemned.
From BBC
The documents released on Friday came to light as the result of an act of Congress that forced the DOJ to release them.
From BBC
"These acts will not go unpunished," the Venezuelan government said in response to Saturday's incident.
From BBC
Most top directors can’t act to save their lives, which is why they tend to appear as themselves and stick out like splinters.
From Salon
She pointed to a recent study from Norway that observed comparable signals near an unstable rock slope and "suggested that their signals may be linked to freeze-thaw processes acting on cracks within the bedrock."
From Science Daily
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