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It has already announced plans to scrap library reservation charges and threatened legal action to stop local government reorganisation.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Recent action in the stock market makes it difficult not to worry about how long investors’ enthusiasm over data infrastructure to support generative artificial intelligence might last.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
“They’re smaller keys and the action is really light and delicate, so suddenly, I was like, ‘Whoa, this is hard enough as it is,’” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The same lessons apply to voting, climate action, and much else.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
So far, Willem’s position as a minister had prevented direct action against him and Tine, but he was watched, he said, more closely than ever.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing action
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Common Core Grade 6, List 1
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Common Core Grade 5, List 1
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