How to Use take action in a Sentence

take action

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  • In the near term, the FDA seems unlikely to take action.
    Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2023
  • In response, the White House called on Congress and tech firms to take action.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Word had spread that board members could take action against Carr.
    Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The day in Texas began in Austin, where the group pleaded with lawmakers to take action.
    Mike Baker, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The move is meant to increase funds for a response to the disease and prompt governments to take action.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Tesla has responded that the DMV had been aware of its use of these brand names for years and chose not to take action.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 July 2024
  • Even with all of these larger efforts going on, one of the best ways to steer clear of junk fees is to take action yourself.
    Becca Stanek, The Week, 11 Aug. 2023
  • A week later, the site had declined to take action against 926 of those comments, many of which contained both death and rape threats.
    Emily Price, PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Fortunately, before the alarmist pair have time to take action, the brusque stranger drops them off at the restaurant.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
  • No amount of effort on our part over the years could convince Fred to take action, but a firm warning from his doctor did the trick.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
  • But many of us know that yelling is an ineffective way to get your kids to listen to you or take action.
    Vicki Glembocki, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Capaldi wants to ignore them while his dad wants his son to take action.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
  • To sled alone, children must be able to recognize hazards and take action to avoid them.
    Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Journalists are taught to watch the murder of hundreds for the sake of a story rather than take action to prevent the carnage.
    Philip Klein, National Review, 9 Nov. 2023
  • January's lawsuit wasn't the first time fans tried to take action over Madonna's late start time.
    S. Dev, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • In the case of Danilecki, police officials have once again failed to take action on their own findings in his case.
    Andrew Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The weather service advised residents to take action to lessen the impacts of the extreme heat.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Edelblut said that language doesn’t require a school to take action beyond the review.
    Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
  • Instead, take action early to better achieve your short-, medium and long-term goals.
    Thai Son Nguyen, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • June is a good time to deepen our understanding of all these buzzing beauties — and take action to protect them.
    Melissa Rae Sanger, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
  • Congress should take action to protect women’s freedom of choice across the country.
    Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Cutting off the six Church leaders decided to take action.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The company set up the call in response to an open letter sent by creators last week urging TikTok to take action.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The decision doesn’t require cities to take action against homeless people, but gives them the ability to do so.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024
  • The ‘reason of state’ is not a legal instrument to take action against assemblies.
    Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Heroism, riven with risk, is available only to those who take action.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The most significant updates are still to come in future updates when Siri will gain awareness of what’s on your screen and will be able to take action in apps for you.
    Allison Johnson, The Verge, 31 July 2024
  • Over the years, Hadden’s superiors failed to take action.
    Longreads, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The threatening of reproductive rights in America has incited you to take action.
    Julie Arbit, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Jee Won was moved to take action after hearing a neighbor's incredible story.
    David Chiu, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024

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