- present participle of undertake.
undertaking
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Dislodging that is an enormous undertaking, requiring not just an alternative currency but an alternative legal system, an alternative deep capital market, and an alternative security architecture.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Parsons said that the club would be "undertaking an internal review to ensure that all facts and context are properly understood".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“We are undertaking one of the largest industrial programs in Norway for many decades,” said Pal Eitrheim, Statkraft’s Executive Vice President for Nordics.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Cochrane was cast following a massive undertaking by HBO to find young actors for the show.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
I have gone to each officer of that Regiment demanding that they send a retributive expedition, but none evinces the slightest interest in the undertaking.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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