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act on

verb

  1. to regulate one's behaviour in accordance with (advice, information, etc)
  2. to have an effect on (illness, a part of the body, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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If he is successful, it's due to Texas law's broad definition of legitimate "self-defense," which was passed by Republican lawmakers acting on behalf of gun lobbyists.

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He said: "We will not only reach those who have perpetrated this incident but also those who, sitting behind the scenes, have conspired to commit such acts on the soil of India."

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"We will not only reach those who have perpetrated this incident but also those who, sitting behind the scenes, have conspired to commit such acts on the soil of India."

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In a statement, she said that she wasn’t acting on behalf of the utility companies.

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Conference of Catholic Bishops to defer acting on a document that could potentially deny full church participation to Biden — only the second Catholic president — and other politicians who support reproductive rights.

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