undertake
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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
The ChatGPT-maker said on Tuesday, external that by focusing a group of roughly 10,000 AI agents, or AI bots that undertake tasks somewhat autonomously, it solved a notoriously difficult maths problem in just 88 hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Newspapers around the country featured his actions in defense of sick horses in New York, prompting allied organizations in Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago to undertake similar campaigns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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
He couldn’t possibly have considered the kind of move he was about to undertake.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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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 also undertakes to withdraw its forces from the surrounding areas within 30 days after the final agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Every night, he reads murder mysteries to them, a ritual he undertakes primarily for his own pleasure.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
If Miss Taylor undertakes to wrap Miss Emma up, you need not have any fears, sir.’
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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During Kaur’s tenure as chief financial officer, CEO Elhedery undertook a sweeping overhaul of the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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
Zuma undertook the trip as MK leader but was pictured in front of the South African flag when he met Morocco's foreign minister and brought up Western Sahara.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Fired with a housewifely wish to see her storeroom stocked with homemade preserves, she undertook to put up her own currant jelly.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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Jailed since 2021, Chow has undertaken a hunger strike every June to commemorate the 1989 anniversary.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The owner of a nearby shop told news agency ANI that it was under a 100-year lease and that the leaseholder had undertaken excavation work in the basement to increase their income.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Thousands of Indians are reported to have undertaken the pilgrimage this year, as well as Hindus from other nations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
They have undertaken charity work and recently conducted a number of pseudo-royal tours, including of Jordan and Australia, where they carried out public engagements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
What followed was one of the longest conservation projects on an entire ship ever undertaken.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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"Being able to put this new community supermarket in the heart of Chatham... is fantastic and will undoubtedly support the wider work we are undertaking," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
Adding them to more than 800 single-aisle jets that operate most domestic flights will be an expensive undertaking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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
The biggest advocate for this bold undertaking, besides Father Jack, was Jim Kim.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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