approach
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They showed significant deterioration in several measures, including elevator and aileron control, landing accuracy and vertical and lateral deviation on approach.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Now, however, U.S. attorneys’ offices are taking a different approach, pursuing prosecutions that could result in prison terms or deportation.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Diana first made its approach to acquire Genco in November, proposing a price of $20.60 a share in cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Broad approach: An active fund holding a whopping 800 stocks is beating major indexes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ama and I approach on either side of Autumn to read what the sign says.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Nearly every line approaches platitude: “You can get lost in the blink of an eye”; “on a clear day you can see forever”; “I think one day I’ll slip away.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"The Taliban have their red lines and we, and our donors, have ours. We discuss approaches so both sides understand where they are coming from."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It is actually something of an optical illusion, as the options are not getting more expensive as the earnings date approaches; but they are remaining the same price.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
"The sex differences observed in OPA1 responses and obesity susceptibility may help inform the development of obesity treatments that take them into account, as well as future personalized medicine approaches."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some kids are still staring, but no lunch monitor approaches.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Clemens Ries, who had recently joined the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry for an internship as he approached the end of his biology degree, took on the challenge.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
When I first approached the man behind the counter, he had introduced himself as Bill, saying, “I sort of hang around.”
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Miller said that day he had approached a deputy ahead of the checkpoint and told that deputy he had two firearms in his vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The court heard she had called into the garden for Cookie to get down and Jones had approached her.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Immediately a shout went up, and some of the crowd approached, briskly workmanlike.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Residents in Nagekeo regency, the area closest to the epicentre, raced for higher ground as the sea retreated -- a possible sign of an approaching tsunami, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
It may be approaching the limits of Washington’s patience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“S&P 500 shorts are particularly vulnerable, with the aggregate short book completely offside and average per-position losses approaching 4%,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
And the couple recruited other dogs - and their owners - for their studies by politely approaching people in the dog park.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
May asked, tentatively approaching the broom, which seemed to be calming down a bit.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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