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undertaking

[uhn-der-tay-king, uhn-der-tay-, uhn-der-tay-king] / ˌʌn dərˈteɪ kɪŋ, ˈʌn dərˌteɪ-, ˈʌn dərˌteɪ kɪŋ /


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This was a long, open-ended undertaking that caused friction in the team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security called the undertaking the “largest DHS operation ever” earlier this year on X, with an estimated 2,000 agents deployed to the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Enter Reinsve and Stan, an ideal pair of leads capable of providing the understated, baseline emotion that Mungiu requires to pull off an undertaking as tricky as “Fjord.”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

"It should not have reached the point of sale and we take full responsibility for not undertaking proper due diligence," it said.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Wittgenstein’s whole undertaking, as interpreted by the sociologists, is directed at disputing the idea that there can be perception independent of enunciation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

There were more than 70 undertakings that delivered annual income of about $1 million or more, ranging from golf clubs to legal settlements, and from crypto businesses to licensing deals.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

As hotels benefit from the exposure, film-crew takeovers can be logistically complicated undertakings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

"Recent decisions were bound by certain undertakings and my resignation enables the Adelaide Festival, as an organisation, to refresh its leadership and its approach to these circumstances," she said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

Civil rights cases in particular are complex undertakings usually lasting years.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2025

In between these undertakings, he somehow found time to conduct a good deal of solid science.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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