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
A "pivotal missed opportunity" came when the hospital trust failed to act upon recommendations made by an external reviewer into her work in 2016, the report said.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 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
Rather, every flower, shrub, and tree was to be deployed with an eye to how each would act upon the imagination.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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