act upon
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Draghi's replacement at the head of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, delivered a similar message about the European single market being unfulfilled and the responsibility of national leaders to act upon Draghi's report.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
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
The legislation mandated that Congress must act upon a rescission request within 45 days or it was null, and historically, a lot of them never saw the light of day.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2025
But the new High group, unlike all its forerunners, did not act upon instinct but knew what was needed to safeguard its position.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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