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[uh-dres, ad-res, uh-dres] / əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs, əˈdrɛs /






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The creator of “The Twilight Zone” used the genres of supernatural fantasy and science fiction to address social issues that other programs avoided.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Palisades fire inspired “860,” which is titled after his home address and touches on themes of luck and fate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

That, in turn, has caused many central banks to step in to address price stability, with authorities hiking borrowing costs to curb prices.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

"Our team is far along with and committed to completing the work required to address the issues raised by our regulators," Bank of America told the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

I always wrote back the same day, to some address in London.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

The European Commission—the EU’s executive arm—said Tuesday that the sale fully addresses officials’ earlier concerns that the deal could hinder competition in tampon markets in Czech Republic, Estonia, and Slovakia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The European Commission said the divestment addresses concerns that the deal could hinder competition in Czech Republic, Estonia, and Slovakia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The California Fire Code also requires buildings to have and display addresses, meaning the community has long been out of legal compliance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Met said officers carried out two searches at addresses in the Peterborough area and that the abandoned vehicle was also recovered by officers.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

We go through the list again, and sure enough, eleven of the addresses we were able to find appear to be apartments.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Unless that's addressed, it's impossible "to provide the right level of support to improve our Pisa scores".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The banks also addressed the elephant in the room, about how AI agents that the banks are helping finance could end up eating away at their deposit business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The researchers addressed this limitation by separating phosphorus according to the minerals that contained it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

“It’s a very, very real problem and it needs to be addressed and it needs to be solved.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

When war was declared, the kaiser addressed the enormous crowd that had gathered beneath his palace balcony.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The memory of that great scene still lingers about the place, and every guide will show you the exact place where the Apostle stood, and in what direction he addrest his audience.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey

They felt, too, the superiority of character which addrest all men with a native authority.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I by Henry Cabot Lodge

When I had once addrest your Lordship in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II by Henry Cabot Lodge

More blood was spilt, more honours were addrest, Than could have gracèd any happy feast; Rich banquets, triumphs, every pomp employs100 His sumptuous hand; no miser's nuptial joys.

From The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen

They were addrest to the Lady Dorothy Sydney; and certainlie for specious Flatterie I doe not suppose they can be matcht; but there is noe Impress of reall Feeling in them.

From Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary by Anne Manning

A material capable of addressing oxidative stress, inflammation, and bacteria could therefore offer several advantages in wound care.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Regardless, offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel has been busy addressing the offensive unit’s woes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

The company said it supports legislation focused on addressing pilot mental health, which recently advanced in Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The judge then interrupted, reminding him that he was addressing an open court.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Bessie answered not; but ere long, addressing me, she said—

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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