How to Use take action in a Sentence

take action

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  • And the midterm elections are nearing, which means that voters can soon take action.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Rather than simply responding to prompts, agents take action.
    — Larry English, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • But several seconds can provide enough time for people to take action to protect themselves.
    — Amy Graff, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Now, food service and concession workers at Areas are ready to take action for that same standard.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • The group’s open letter calls on Bonta to take action to thwart the Ellison expansion effort.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Teens take action With the lack of awareness about the need for safe alternative spaces, teenagers have taken the issue into their own hands.
    — Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
  • Kane escaped a yellow card, despite DR Congo players urging the referee to take action.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • When a system can take action inside your environment, the concern becomes less about whether the output is correct and more about whether the action is safe, authorized and aligned with business intent.
    — Michael Nicosia, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The third stage is autonomous CX, where agents can reason through complex problems, maintain context across the customer relationship and take action across connected systems without waiting for human approval at every step.
    — Susan Ganeshan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The United States and the European Union have expressed concern about China’s new ethnic unity law, which went into effect this week and gives Beijing the legal basis to take action against people outside its borders.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 3 July 2026

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