as in to accept
to take to or upon oneself
undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own
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Recent Examples of undertake
Until then, the work of challenging the president’s abuses of power must be undertaken by law firms, the courts, journalists, academic institutions, states, and cities — the very institutions the president is assaulting.
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Kenneth Obel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Research also shows that companies undertake climate initiatives not just because of federal policy.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The yearlong project is being undertaken by San Diego Theatres, which manages the city of San Diego’s Civic and Balboa Theatres.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Some of the most ambitious work has been undertaken by Englewood Christian Church in central Indianapolis, which has built senior housing with solar panels intended to generate at least as much energy as the building uses.
—Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Kenneth Obel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Research also shows that companies undertake climate initiatives not just because of federal policy.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The yearlong project is being undertaken by San Diego Theatres, which manages the city of San Diego’s Civic and Balboa Theatres.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Some of the most ambitious work has been undertaken by Englewood Christian Church in central Indianapolis, which has built senior housing with solar panels intended to generate at least as much energy as the building uses.
—Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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In effect, New York claimed the right to dictate energy policy for all of New England, whether the citizens who actually reside in that region accepted and agreed with New York’s energy policies, or not.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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At what cost? The United States already has this type of agreement with the government of El Salvador, which notably has been accepting Venezuelan nationals and housing them in the country's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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McBride wrote the premiere’s cold open — in which Elijah murders a preacher while robbing his collection box, then assumes his identity — several years ago.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Outside of any current 118 members, and assuming we aren’t cruelly subjected to more of that racist clown Gerrard, the station’s next captain remains anybody’s guess.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
5 May 2025
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Suppliers in more vulnerable environments shoulder the consequences.—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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To prop up that teetering program, it’s expected, if not inevitable, that homeowners far from high-risk wildfire zones will, in part, shoulder the bailout.—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Undertake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertake. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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