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undertake

[uhn-der-teyk] / ˌʌn dərˈteɪk /


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“When people have access to medical care through insurance, they tend to undertake activities that can help longevity, like better preventive care, better management of chronic and disabling conditions,” Cohen said.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

The 84-year-old Kentucky lawmaker said in a statement Thursday that he would undertake an “intensive regimen of physical therapy” from home.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Because of how remote Pakistan's mountains are, it is far more challenging to organise expeditions there – a feat that only the best guides undertake, Sherpas tell the BBC.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

In a statement he also welcomed Suu Kyi's Red Cross meeting, hoping that authorities "will undertake further positive steps towards lasting peace and stability in Myanmar".

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Throughout the first day the Trojans defended themselves successfully, following the strict orders which Aeneas at his departure had given them on no account to undertake an offensive.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Our family seldom undertakes a project without physical comedy, and my small errand of mercy was no exception.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 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

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

From Salon May 17, 2026

There are normally twelve girls in the house, counting the old ones, a Greek cook, and a man who is known as a watchman but who undertakes all manner of delicate and dangerous tasks.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

In the video individuals are seen from afar putting their hands into the water while workers undertook cleaning work, but it did not clearly show people damaging the pool or depositing anything into it.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

But the following year he undertook his most ambitious challenge yet: setting a record for climbing the 14 peaks in the shortest amount of time.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

He specialised in using seismological data to identify nuclear tests, and undertook several projects funded by the US government.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

By the time he undertook the large version, however, considerable time had passed, Trumbull was growing old, his vitality and talent in decline.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

It was to scrutinize such questions as these that we undertook a dissection.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

"This change continues the work already undertaken by the contest to strengthen safeguarding and protect younger artists from the pressures associated with competing at the Eurovision Song Contest," they added in the statement.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Crowley and his backers had undertaken an intense late-July sprint to persuade Democrats to coalesce around him.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

"Considering that arginine is inexpensive and readily available, we hope that therapeutic and preventative studies could be undertaken soon."

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

There will be further follow-up work undertaken by the McCullough Review.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

What most afflicted him with the sense of nightmare was that he had never clearly understood why the huge imposture was undertaken.

From "1984" by George Orwell

The Takaichi administration is undertaking a major update of the national defence strategy this year in the face of China's expanding military ambitions.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Meta is undertaking its own chip program, while Amazon, Google and Microsoft all house their own custom AI chip operations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

South Africa's foreign minister wants new rules and "more transparency" to apply to former heads of state undertaking foreign trips.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, now Metro’s chair, declared the city ready to host this massive undertaking.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

All 2,100 miles of the trail, as well as side trails, footbridges, signs, blazes, and shelters, are maintained by volunteers—indeed, the AT is said to be the largest volunteer-run undertaking on the planet.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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