undertook
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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While an environmental disaster from the jet fuel spillage was averted, the coastguard undertook a clean-up operation after discovering clumps of plastic pellets, or nurdles, in the sea and washed ashore.
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We also undertook efforts to enhance our ability to capture more margin.
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We also undertook efforts to enhance our ability to capture more margin.
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South Korea's biggest musical act has been on self-described hiatus since 2022 as its members undertook national military service required of all men under the age of 30.
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Erikson referred to most of the investigations he undertook not as “studies” but “research errands,” to indicate that he hadn’t embedded in those communities for nearly as long as he had in Buffalo Creek.
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