undertaken

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“While vegetation work by a contractor was undertaken to address identified power line safety concerns, we worked with federal land managers to resolve the issue and support restoration efforts,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

One hopes that such an experiment would be undertaken to reveal something we don’t already know.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

It was undertaken to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, which Mr. Trump’s immediate predecessors had also vowed to do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

"Both countries have undertaken the task of making...military plans, but also the immediate establishment of mechanisms for sharing information and for developing intelligence," Rodriguez said for her part.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Experiments have been undertaken by the British in the hope that the method could be used against the tsetse fly in Rhodesia.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson