take action

phrase

: to do something : to act in order to get a particular result
The committee is ready to take action.

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Once connected to tools, accounts, codebases, internal systems or financial workflows, AI agents can aggressively (and perniciously) take action on their own with limited human intervention. Larry Bradley, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Before the suspension, FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC to take action against Kimmel, sparking outcry and accusations of government censorship. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 The post has been viewed more than 155 million times, spurring calls from legislators to hold special sessions of Congress to take action and sparking a wave of AI employees to speak out in support of his concerns. Jared Perlo, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 This year, global citizens have a new way to take action and secure tickets to the Global Citizen Festival. Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take action

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“Take action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20action. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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