take action
idiom
: to do something : to act in order to get a particular result
The committee is ready to take action.
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What's next: Congress would need to take action for the U.S. to update the health warning labels on alcoholic beverages.
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Yet the possibility of preemptively pardoning people who have not been charged of any crimes raises a host of legal concerns that could sway Biden not to take action.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Under international law, the finding does not oblige the U.S. to take action, although officials said the sanctions provide some immediate teeth to the measure.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
In turn, this anger made women more likely to take action, from writing letters to lawmakers to supporting initiatives aimed at reducing gender bias.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Yet the possibility of preemptively pardoning people who have not been charged of any crimes raises a host of legal concerns that could sway Biden not to take action.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Under international law, the finding does not oblige the U.S. to take action, although officials said the sanctions provide some immediate teeth to the measure.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
In turn, this anger made women more likely to take action, from writing letters to lawmakers to supporting initiatives aimed at reducing gender bias.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Take action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20action. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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