English phrasal verb

take on

To accept work or responsibility.

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How much of that ethos really creeps into your thoughts when you take on a film or you know, are on a public platform?

Engagement means using all the levers of our national power, and rallying the world to take on our shared challenges.

Should Harvard encourage its faculty to take on the world's worst inequities?

I walked away light, ready to take on the world.

So the problem is really serious, and for someone like Deepika to really take on this big cause is, for WHO, such a great opportunity- Thank you.

Did we challenge accepted wisdom and take on established systems?

And now you're ready to take on your next adventure.

As president, my father will take on the bold and worthy fights.