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as in initiative
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as in accepting
to take to or upon oneself
undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own
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Recent Examples of undertaking
Dan Gelston,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
That includes learning to play first base, an undertaking that is now more than a week old.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
My intention in undertaking such a capacious view of Black maternal separation is not to find new ways to highlight the wounds of Black mothers.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Noun
The undertaking might seem crazy to those who diss the fight game or have unfavorable reviews of the current administration.
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Dan Gelston,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
That includes learning to play first base, an undertaking that is now more than a week old.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Verb
One imagines the narrator of the Proclaimers’ most maniacal hit undertaking their 500-mile journey with a double dose of Vyvanse.
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Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
My intention in undertaking such a capacious view of Black maternal separation is not to find new ways to highlight the wounds of Black mothers.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaking
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The vast majority of Wilkins’ X feed is devoted to taking MAGA positions, and not to promoting her musical endeavors, as an activist taking stands for the NRA and other organizations.
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Processing data, cross-pollinating ideas, and managing people are equally skills and physiological endeavors.
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References to the president were also stripped from email signatures and communications, as well as papers like brochures, press releases and contracts.
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Peinado said that a businessman who allegedly benefited from the government contracts and the consultant that worked for Gómez will also stand trial.
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Together with piecemeal tax increases, the framework left little room for big policy initiatives requiring meaningful spending.
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Ongoing initiatives will address attendance and ongoing chronic absenteeism, Watkins said.
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The executive is no longer simply accepting part of a compensation package.
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That means engaging in deliberate experimentation, accepting some trial and error around service delivery, pricing, workflows, and talent models.
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Thomas, 25, has seen limited playing time this season due to some offensive struggles.
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Carvalho’s struggles included a three-day strike in March 2023.
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For ships that require assurances of safe passage, recent developments aren’t helping.
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Every chair is backed by a robust product assurance policy, secure global shopping, and professional customer support.
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The wine and winegrape industries are billion-dollar enterprises in California, and the state produces the vast majority of American wine.
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Balazs has also helped expand Adobe's enterprise AI capabilities through initiatives that allow organizations to embed brand standards directly into creative workflows.
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People also tend to confuse fragrance intensity with cleanliness, assuming a strong smell means a deeper clean.
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Investors will take riskier positions, assuming the central bank will save them from their own mistakes.
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“Undertaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaking. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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