plural in form but singular in construction
: a book in the New Testament narrating the beginnings of the Christian church
called also Acts of the Apostles
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What started in the late 1970s with landmark laws like the Resource Conservation Recovery Act and the Clean Water and Air Acts has grown into a complex regulatory landscape.
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Mordecai Sheftall, who lived in Georgia, was one of the few people there who had pledged to resist the Coercive Acts: Britain’s efforts to blockade Boston and place Massachusetts under military rule after the Boston Tea Party.
—Adam Jortner, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Related Shakira Ties Enrique Iglesias for Most Top 10s on Latin Airplay Among Pop Acts
10/22/2024
Previously, Brat peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Chart earlier this year.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
What started in the late 1970s with landmark laws like the Resource Conservation Recovery Act and the Clean Water and Air Acts has grown into a complex regulatory landscape.
—John F. McQuillan, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Mordecai Sheftall, who lived in Georgia, was one of the few people there who had pledged to resist the Coercive Acts: Britain’s efforts to blockade Boston and place Massachusetts under military rule after the Boston Tea Party.
—Adam Jortner, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Acts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Acts. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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