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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However, simultaneously, the DOA did not consistently require the agencies to take action on such issues.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Government lawyers had argued U.S. courts could not take action once a deportee crossed an international border.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The solution isn’t complicated: Test more, test better, communicate openly, and take action where needed.
—Félix E. Rivera-Mariani, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
The Budget Lab's analysis found that a broad 20 percent tariff would raise consumer prices by between 2.1 and 2.6 percent if the Federal Reserve did not take action.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Government lawyers had argued U.S. courts could not take action once a deportee crossed an international border.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The solution isn’t complicated: Test more, test better, communicate openly, and take action where needed.
—Félix E. Rivera-Mariani, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
The Budget Lab's analysis found that a broad 20 percent tariff would raise consumer prices by between 2.1 and 2.6 percent if the Federal Reserve did not take action.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Take action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20action. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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