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undertake

[uhn-der-teyk] / ˌʌn dərˈteɪk /


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Rivas wanted reassurance that district staff had made sure that these projects are the right ones to undertake.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

If a new queen survives until her first brood emerges as adult workers, though, then the odds are in her favour as she no longer needs to undertake risky foraging.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Smith said being private will make it easier to undertake the transformation they are announcing today.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

"The oil sector is only one part of the immense reconstruction we must undertake in Venezuela," she said in a video statement.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Hours before Seabiscuit was to undertake his public workout, Howard and Smith retreated to the cottage by the barn.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

The FTC today enforces some 80 statutes that cover “almost every facet of the Nation’s economy, and the tasks it undertakes are ‘the very essence of “execution” of the law,’” the Chief writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Every night, he reads murder mysteries to them, a ritual he undertakes primarily for his own pleasure.

From Salon May 17, 2026

A Meecham gets the best grades, wins the most awards, excels in sports, is the most popular, and is always found near the top no matter what endeavor he undertakes.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Concern stems from recent reports that Anthropic blocked use of AI tools to develop bioweapons and that swarms of AI bots autonomously undertook massive hacking operations.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

"We undertook this study to determine if vanillin, a flavor chemical often used in e-cigarettes at high concentrations, could adversely affect the development of young embryos in humans."

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

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

He undertook a de-radicalisation programme and now delivers counter-extremism sessions around the UK.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

For the sake of his friend, Gwythyr Son of Greidawl undertook to do this.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

That revision was undertaken with analytical rigor: The process took two years, involved 35 agencies, incorporated extensive new and existing research, and elicited over 20,000 comments.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

The Times’ reporting on restraining orders was undertaken as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s Domestic Violence Impact Reporting Fund and engagement initiative.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

It adds: "The charitable work of the Duke and Duchess is a personal matter for them both and undertaken in their private capacity".

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

"The charitable work of the duke and duchess is a personal matter for them both and undertaken in their private capacity. In short, their position is akin to private citizens with commercial and charitable interests."

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

No conference had been held by them to discuss the date, no organizational work of any significance had been undertaken.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Moustapha told the BBC that his wife had travelled to Egypt to look after her elderly, sick mother, who had been undertaking 18-hour round-trips to take food to el-Shazly's two brothers in detention.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

"We don't want Australia to become a safe haven for people who are undertaking foreign interference on behalf of other countries," Barrett said.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

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

But now, as the sun poured through the third-floor atrium of the Bloom Center, Riley couldn’t help but point out the symbolism of such an ambitious undertaking actually coming to life.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Roughly fifty people contributed in some significant way to this undertaking.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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