have acted
- present perfect of act.
Example Sentences
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Mike Booth, a UAW vice president and former Fain ally, told The Wall Street Journal he now supports Boyer because he feels some of Fain’s staff have acted unethically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
They make it clear that it excludes neither sex-biased demographic processes nor more complex scenarios in which natural selection, differential migrations, and sex asymmetries may all have acted together.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Courts have ruled that the doctrine requires private utilities such as Edison to pay for property they destroy, even if they haven’t been found to have acted negligently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
From 1933 onward, more people may have acted out of opportunism, to secure jobs or otherwise benefit from the Nazi hierarchy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Though details of this gathering did not survive, one or more of the Fox sisters would have acted as mediums.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
