act upon
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However, if you did not take note of this fact and act upon it, that is your mistake.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
"When the report is published in September, we are committed to act upon every recommendation that is relevant to us as a council."
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025
It found that the parents had not shown a likelihood of success, reasoning that mere exposure to ideas, without compulsion to affirm or act upon them, did not constitute a substantial burden on religious exercise.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025
I will act upon them after careful evaluation and discussion with our allies.
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2024
I hungered to share the dominant assumptions of my time and act upon them.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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