act
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Heavy metal band Slipknot have announced a new world tour, with Marilyn Manson due to appear as a support act.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Chuck Varga, a founding member of the costumed shock-metal act Gwar, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The development highlights the remarkable rise of AI agents, or bots that can act on a user’s behalf.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
These plant derived substances can act as antioxidants and can also interact with gut microbes, potentially influencing metabolism and other biological processes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Since my first day, the thought of escape had been more conscious to me than the act of breathing.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
The vote was one of the Senate's last major legislative acts before lawmakers leave Washington to campaign for the November 3 midterm elections.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
But even if they don’t, El Niño acts like a force multiplier in an already-warming world.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
Some restaurants also closed in the town, which acts as a base for sport fishers and whale watchers.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The compound acts on a specific amino acid within the protein, triggering a pathway associated with cardiovascular benefits.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
A steady stream of circus performers comes to see them in between acts, taking turns holding them and inevitably remarking on their exquisite timing.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
He acted regularly through the ’80s, landing parts in television shows “Magnum P.I.” and “The Dukes of Hazzard” before finding his way to the part that would make him America’s favorite principal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The government acted after a precipitous fall in China’s marriage rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
However, the review concluded that no university employee or representative had acted in bad faith or shown "willful and wanton disregard" for anyone's safety.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
In a statement sent to news organizations on Wednesday morning, Eiglarsh said that despite changing his plea, Brown still maintains that he acted lawfully during the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
When time had slowed, he almost felt like he had acted completely without thought...as if he weren’t the one making the decisions.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
And though she has never taken formal acting classes, Navarrette credits her seventh-grade English teacher, Ms. Patton, for instilling in her to “feel her feet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
South Korea has summoned Ukraine's acting ambassador after President Volodymyr Zelensky last week announced his government had transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Under the law, parliament speaker Ana Brnabic now becomes acting president for up to three months, during which a presidential election must be called.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
According to the researchers, the effects of glucosamine may depend heavily on the biological environment in which it is acting.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
“There’s going to be legal wrangling. And I’ll have to take whatever acting parts I can get until I’ve gotten everything straightened out.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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