in the act

In the process of doing something. For example, The police caught the robber in the act , or I was in the act of closing the window . [Second half of 1600s]
Performing sexual intercourse, as in Her father caught them in the act . [Late 1500s]

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Later in the act, I make the bunny appear, and the kids are petting the bunny.

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Fueled by sodas and snacks he picked up at a Northgate Market, Garcia’s goal, he said, was to catch Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other immigration agents in the act of detaining people on the street.

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And, in the act of gathering the tools to give that person a dignified end, could they learn to welcome death as an expansion of life?

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We spoke to some of those who spend their free time trying to catch law breakers in the act.

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Online safety campaigners argue the rules around removing harmful content needed tightening to close loopholes in the act.

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in that case in the aggregate

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