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undertake

[uhn-der-teyk] / ˌʌn dərˈteɪk /


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If a new queen survives until her first brood emerges as adult workers, though, then the odds are in her favour as she no longer needs to undertake risky foraging.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Now that they are back in Britain, there have been some concerns over whether lines might be blurred as the couple undertake charity and other events that might look to the public like royal events.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

"It's extremely challenging for post-conflict societies to undertake a national reckoning or acknowledge responsibility for the crimes of the past."

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

"The oil sector is only one part of the immense reconstruction we must undertake in Venezuela," she said in a video statement.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Obviously, not everyone is in a position to undertake this kind of research.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

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

The visit came as part of Royal Week in Scotland, where the royal family undertakes a series of engagements north of the border.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

The United States also undertakes to withdraw its forces from the surrounding areas within 30 days after the final agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Every night, he reads murder mysteries to them, a ritual he undertakes primarily for his own pleasure.

From Salon May 17, 2026

There are normally twelve girls in the house, counting the old ones, a Greek cook, and a man who is known as a watchman but who undertakes all manner of delicate and dangerous tasks.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

"We undertook this study to determine if vanillin, a flavor chemical often used in e-cigarettes at high concentrations, could adversely affect the development of young embryos in humans."

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

In 2018, for example, the company undertook a major reorganization of senior management based on the principle of division of labor by comparative advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Following their victory, Eurovision organisers undertook a "full assessment and feasibility study" to decide whether the 2023 contest could proceed in Kyiv.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

In the video individuals are seen from afar putting their hands into the water while workers undertook cleaning work, but it did not clearly show people damaging the pool or depositing anything into it.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Some indication of just what Oxford was missing out on can be seen if we pick just one piece of work from the many that Halley undertook about this time.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Jailed since 2021, Chow has undertaken a hunger strike every June to commemorate the 1989 anniversary.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

It adds: "The charitable work of the Duke and Duchess is a personal matter for them both and undertaken in their private capacity".

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Thousands of Indians are reported to have undertaken the pilgrimage this year, as well as Hindus from other nations.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

"A substantial file of material was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service in February 2025 and, following further lines of enquiry being undertaken, charges were authorised by the CPS," it added.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

I hadn’t gone far before I realized that I had undertaken a tough job.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

"It is well known that in January 2020 the Duke and Duchess stepped down from undertaking representative duties on behalf of the sovereign, and are no longer working members of the royal family," it said.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

“Student housing is a new undertaking for LACCD, and the District is learning from each step of this work,” Hidalgo said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Moustapha told the BBC that his wife had travelled to Egypt to look after her elderly, sick mother, who had been undertaking 18-hour round-trips to take food to el-Shazly's two brothers in detention.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The federal government considers Johnson Tract a “critical metals” undertaking because, alongside gold, the ore contains important industrial metals like zinc and copper.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

He made a pot of dough in the undertaking business after he got out of Pencey.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger




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