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undertaken

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past participle of undertake

as in accepted

to take to or upon oneself undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own

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Recent Examples of undertaken The implementation of these measures will be undertaken gradually, within three years, in accordance with priorities determined by the NCAG. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 Monarch migration is a wonder of the natural world, one of the longest annual cycles of movement undertaken by any creature on Earth, spanning thousands of miles. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 One hopes there will be more projects like that undertaken in other cities around the world. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 The weight of the job, undertaken since 2017, sounded unbearable. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Only 18 national immunization surveys were undertaken and submitted this round, down from 50 in 2024 and an average of 33 per year between 2015 and 2019. — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The enterprise agreement represents one of the largest software procurement efforts undertaken by the Department of War. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026 Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte said after the ouster that a criminal investigation will follow Abarca’s allegations, though the investigation will be undertaken by a third party to avoid conflict of interest. — Ilana Arougheti july 21, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 Eighty percent of the $28 million project will be undertaken by federal funds and 20% in state funds. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

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Their hope is to get that plan submitted and accepted under the previous guidelines, to create certainty for their operations going forward regardless of how the federal rule change fares.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Even Chalamet accepted money to do a commercial for prediction market Kalshi in the glow of his beloved New York Knicks winning the NBA championship.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 31 July 2026

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Keynes assumed that once material scarcity eased, human beings would naturally turn towards the art of living.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
All because voters assumed that simply reaching the SEC Championship Game and beating Georgia was an unimaginable accomplishment.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

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