take action
idiom
: to do something : to act in order to get a particular result
The committee is ready to take action.
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Kirsten Obstacles and my first realisations about society's stereotypical attitudes toward motherhood, being a mother, and being an artist and mother quickly led me to take action.
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Last Friday, students across the state staged walkouts calling on lawmakers to take action on guns, including an assault weapons ban and magazine capacity limits.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
The agents analyse each email received by an organisation and are trained to identify potential red flags – anything from an unusual looking sender address to an urgent request for the recipient to take action.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
One official added that a few large pharmaceutical company CEOs have told the administration to take action on drug advertising, without disclosing the names of specific firms.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Last Friday, students across the state staged walkouts calling on lawmakers to take action on guns, including an assault weapons ban and magazine capacity limits.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
The agents analyse each email received by an organisation and are trained to identify potential red flags – anything from an unusual looking sender address to an urgent request for the recipient to take action.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
One official added that a few large pharmaceutical company CEOs have told the administration to take action on drug advertising, without disclosing the names of specific firms.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Take action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20action. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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