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undertake

[uhn-der-teyk] / ˌʌn dərˈteɪk /


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“When people have access to medical care through insurance, they tend to undertake activities that can help longevity, like better preventive care, better management of chronic and disabling conditions,” Cohen said.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

"Our assurance and testing processes are designed to identify and address potential vulnerabilities early, and we continue to undertake routine security activity across our systems and equipment," the MoD added.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The 84-year-old Kentucky lawmaker said in a statement Thursday that he would undertake an “intensive regimen of physical therapy” from home.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

In a statement, he also welcomed Suu Kyi's Red Cross meeting, saying he hoped that authorities "will undertake further positive steps towards lasting peace and stability in Myanmar".

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Nathan Hale then spoke up: “I will undertake it.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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

The United States undertakes that, in light of the progress of negotiations towards a final agreement, frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be released and made fully available.

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

Then last week, the DOJ said it was closing the investigation as the Fed’s inspector general undertakes an inquiry into the renovations — though the Justice Department left open the possibility of restarting its probe.

From MarketWatch Apr. 29, 2026

“I can answer for every thing of that nature, sir, because it will be under Mrs. Weston’s care. Mrs. Weston undertakes to direct the whole.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

And then in 2017 Disney undertook its biggest ESPN-funded challenge yet, spending many billions to construct a streaming service to directly challenge Netflix—the company’s biggest strategic bet of the decade.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 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

That same month, two of the adopted children of Hollywood divorcees Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt undertook an important legal step in the process to drop their father's surname, something they began earlier this year.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

By the time he undertook the large version, however, considerable time had passed, Trumbull was growing old, his vitality and talent in decline.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

He threw his directional instruments and his maps into a knapsack, and he undertook the reckless adventure.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Last week the Law Society said it had "undertaken an internal process" but would be making no further comment due to the "confidential nature of that process".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

"This change continues the work already undertaken by the contest to strengthen safeguarding and protect younger artists from the pressures associated with competing at the Eurovision Song Contest," they added in the statement.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Crowley and his backers had undertaken an intense late-July sprint to persuade Democrats to coalesce around him.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

"Considering that arginine is inexpensive and readily available, we hope that therapeutic and preventative studies could be undertaken soon."

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 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

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

The Takaichi administration is undertaking a major update of the national defence strategy this year in the face of China's expanding military ambitions.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Still, their top-secret, multiday bash on Cumberland Island, Ga., was a sizable undertaking.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The only comparable alternative would involve sending spacecraft directly to another star, an undertaking that would require enormous amounts of time and money.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Mrs. March would not hear of the old gentleman’s undertaking the long journey, yet an expression of relief was visible when he spoke of it, for anxiety ill fits one for traveling.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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