take action
idiom
: to do something : to act in order to get a particular result
The committee is ready to take action.
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The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces antitrust laws, had been investigating Celgene for years and in June of 2012 notified the company it was poised to take action.
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David Armstrong, ProPublica, 8 May 2025
But there are ways to recognize it and take action.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 6 May 2025
The company will still take action against many kinds of problematic content—threats of violence, for example.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
The Slaughter Lane location wasn’t the only theater to take action over broad job cuts at the chain.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 May 2025
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David Armstrong, ProPublica, 8 May 2025
But there are ways to recognize it and take action.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 6 May 2025
The company will still take action against many kinds of problematic content—threats of violence, for example.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
The Slaughter Lane location wasn’t the only theater to take action over broad job cuts at the chain.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 May 2025
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“Take action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20action. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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