- present participle of undertake.
undertaking
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Given Mr. Dimon’s track record of persuasiveness, he could engage his fellow business leaders to support a nonpartisan undertaking like this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust said it was undertaking a "thorough investigation" and it would be "inappropriate to reach conclusions before those enquiries are complete".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Enter Reinsve and Stan, an ideal pair of leads capable of providing the understated, baseline emotion that Mungiu requires to pull off an undertaking as tricky as “Fjord.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
"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
She was, however, less comfortable with the spur-of-the-moment mission the group was undertaking.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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"Ofwat has formally accepted an enforceable package of undertakings from Severn Trent Water to ensure the company returns to compliance," a spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
In some ways, the nature of our undertakings is similar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
They need to be able to talk with customers, assess the ethics of new undertakings and prototype projects with a design-oriented mindset.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026
"Recent decisions were bound by certain undertakings and my resignation enables the Adelaide Festival, as an organisation, to refresh its leadership and its approach to these circumstances," she said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
I think Mr. Hofacket would have stood there all day and drunk in the praise he’d earned during this strangest of undertakings.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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