plural in form but singular in construction
: a book in the New Testament narrating the beginnings of the Christian church
called also Acts of the Apostles
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Which brings us to GENIUS, CLARITY, and other Acts meant to create a stable regulatory environment for the cryptocurrency present and future.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
For more intimate musical performances, the Community Stage Acts series offers free performances from local artists that last the entirety of the fair’s duration.
—Mariana Garcia, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2025
Han, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has written about the Jeju uprising before in the brutal and lucid 2014 novel Human Acts.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 July 2025
From anti-lynching bills, to the Civil Rights Acts, desegregation of schools, the Voting Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act, the NAACP has had a hand in major change.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
For more intimate musical performances, the Community Stage Acts series offers free performances from local artists that last the entirety of the fair’s duration.
—Mariana Garcia, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2025
Han, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has written about the Jeju uprising before in the brutal and lucid 2014 novel Human Acts.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 July 2025
From anti-lynching bills, to the Civil Rights Acts, desegregation of schools, the Voting Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act, the NAACP has had a hand in major change.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
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“Acts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Acts. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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