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undertake

[uhn-der-tayk] / ˌʌn dərˈteɪk /


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The Cabinet Office said it would also undertake a wider review of workplace conflict and resolution across Whitehall within a year.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Police said they would remain in the area as officers undertake searches for anything that may help them to understand and identify those responsible.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

A US real estate firm announced Wednesday it is buying the Chrysler Building and will undertake a vast makeover of the Art Deco landmark that dominates New York City's skyline.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Modern European and American eels undertake extraordinary migrations, traveling thousands of kilometers from freshwater rivers to reproduce in the Sargasso Sea.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Throughout the first day the Trojans defended themselves successfully, following the strict orders which Aeneas at his departure had given them on no account to undertake an offensive.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Unitree’s humanoid robots can walk, run and climb and “can imitate & reinforce the learning drive” said the company, referring to algorithms that train the robot’s artificial intelligence as it undertakes tasks.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Point 11 of the MoU detailed that the "United States of America undertakes to make fully available for use the frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

In the memorandum of understanding, the United States undertakes to "terminate all types of sanctions against" Iran, and to "make fully available for use the frozen or restricted funds and assets" of Iran.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

The United States undertakes to issue all necessary permits and licenses on this basis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Whatever he undertakes, he commits himself to it fully, absolutely.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Meghan's return to Australia follows a four-day tour of the country she and Prince Harry undertook in April.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

In all, she undertook three spacewalks on August 18 and 25, and September 1.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Prosecutors charged Linton under an “implied malice” theory, meaning Linton is guilty if she knew her actions were dangerous to human life but undertook them anyway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Concern stems from recent reports that Anthropic blocked use of AI tools to develop bioweapons and that swarms of AI bots autonomously undertook massive hacking operations.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

As soon as Winnie was up and about, I undertook the task of teaching the new mother of the household how to drive.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

This sentence could refer to any number of actions undertaken by the department in recent months.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

Vaughan added he had undertaken further training as a result of the incident.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Investors have at times been hesitant to support the spending spree that Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has undertaken to transform Meta into an AI company, repeatedly pushing him to see near-term returns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Speaking to the media on Thursday, McDermott likened it to the hapless journey undertaken by Steve Martin and John Candy in their 1987 road-trip comedy.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

She then sought her eldest sister, who had undertaken to make enquiries on the same subject of Bingley.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Bushby has consistently denied this is a spiritual undertaking; a journey of discovery.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Evans also has a biotech start-up, Haemanthus, which is developing laser-based technology to analyze biological samples, an undertaking with echoes of Holmes’ failed blood-testing company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

"A researcher might be able to examine a few thousand Reddit posts by hand, but looking at nearly 150,000 would be an enormous undertaking," says Sehgal.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

“The U.K. is one of only a few major economies to be undertaking active fiscal consolidation,” economists at BNP Paribas wrote in a note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“No —” said Harry quickly; he had not counted on this, he had meant them to understand that he was undertaking this most dangerous journey alone.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling


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