undertake
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The doctrine says that Congress must be unequivocal if it wants to authorize the executive branch to undertake consequential policy changes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
But last month, it agreed with local authorities to expand the facility’s footprint by 40%, or nearly 50 acres, for a new training center and to undertake other upgrades that will expand capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
"You have to invest more money, undertake much greater maintenance efforts, and that also means more demanding technical requirements," Juan Carlos Guajardo, founder of the Chilean consultancy Plusmining, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
In 2009, India and China agreed to undertake joint research into the impact of global warming on glaciers in the Himalayas and Tibet.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
So then, there seems little reason why I should not undertake my motoring trip to the West Country.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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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
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
In the memorandum of understanding, the United States undertakes to "terminate all types of sanctions against" Iran, and to "make fully available for use the frozen or restricted funds and assets" of Iran.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The United States undertakes to issue all necessary permits and licenses on this basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 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
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"I undertook this study to find out how big of a difference this change in anatomy made for these animals," Korneisel said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Most of the spending the Biden administration undertook was related to COVID, including financial assistance for households affected by the pandemic, which I don’t recall provoked much backlash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Dr Shahbazi undertook her PhD at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, before joining the University of Cambridge as a post-doctoral fellow and then the LMB in 2020.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Boeing, which expects to commence 737 MAX 10 deliveries in 2027, said it undertook more than 2,000 hours of flight testing and supplied tens of thousands of pages of documentation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
After all the trouble and risk we undertook to get the money, it became useless.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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Some responses to the wreckage can be undertaken through new leadership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
This sentence could refer to any number of actions undertaken by the department in recent months.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Investors have at times been hesitant to support the spending spree that Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has undertaken to transform Meta into an AI company, repeatedly pushing him to see near-term returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
"It’s not an issue that can be solved with a law or a regulatory change. It’s a systematic effort that has to be undertaken," said Guajardo.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
He knew about Zeitoun’s case because he’d been served papers when the lawsuit was undertaken.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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He said the undertaking took an emotional and physical toll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
They were undertaking an exercise called Combat Spirit, which formed the final part of four courses to qualify for Armoured Infantry.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The commenter had spent considerable time walking delivery workers through specialty aisles and negotiating alternatives, an especially frustrating undertaking when dietary restrictions were involved.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
"Reconstructing the lives of extinct life forms in a scientifically rigorous way, as opposed to just telling stories, is a precise and delicate undertaking," said Bhart-Anjan Bhullar, senior author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
But he said he would refer it to his staff for study to see if it was worth undertaking a year from then.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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