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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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Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
Last year’s presentation, despite its challenges, served as a crucial learning experience, intentionally preparing us for this year’s ambitious undertaking.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Sep. 2024
Initially, Delahanty expected the rundown Victorian house set to be the home of AHOY, would be the first undertaking of the nearly $4 million museum build-out.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
Injecting your face with a muscle paralytic three times a year from your early 20s (or even late teens) onward seems like an enormous undertaking, financially and otherwise.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2024
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Witt’s quest evolved beyond a casual journalistic undertaking into a headlong immersion; drugs and nightlife began to feel like the answer to problems personal, political, and philosophical.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
Last year’s presentation, despite its challenges, served as a crucial learning experience, intentionally preparing us for this year’s ambitious undertaking.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Sep. 2024
Initially, Delahanty expected the rundown Victorian house set to be the home of AHOY, would be the first undertaking of the nearly $4 million museum build-out.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
Injecting your face with a muscle paralytic three times a year from your early 20s (or even late teens) onward seems like an enormous undertaking, financially and otherwise.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Undertaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaking. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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