approach
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The change was intended to signal a tough approach to illegal armed groups operating in the region.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Based on the findings, the researchers argue that the current one-size-fits-all approach to exercise recommendations may need to be reconsidered.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Some acquaintances take the “I’ll wait until I move” approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Mountain rescuers have warned walkers to approach the popular Skye Trail with caution after 20 people required assistance in a 13-hour period.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 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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You could think of it as the drone warfare of diplomacy, which is, instead of sending infantry in the normal way to do it and shooting up howitzers, you’re trying different approaches.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The hope is to find approaches that transfer elsewhere, but the more rural and coastal South West may need to find quite different solutions.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Castlelake made a number of approaches for easyJet in recent weeks and the airline had agreed in principle to a more than $7 billion proposal before Apollo stepped in with a higher offer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Palantir’s “own your alpha” strategy “extends Palantir’s differentiation into AI governance, an important emerging area where traditional approaches may prove insufficient,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
As the day of our voyage approaches, I take Mother’s hand.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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The group approached landowners in Zvernec, initially offering to partner with them, Abehsera told The Wall Street Journal in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
As the fire approached, Summerland's entire population of around 12,000 people was ordered to evacuate, along with about 8,000 residents of neighbouring Peachland.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"We lack essential supplies because importing beekeeping equipment from the other side is not permitted," Al-Dabba told AFP, saying he had approached external organisations and ministries in Gaza and the occupied West Bank for help.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
One company even approached me about helping build an AI system to dispatch ambulances, which made me uncomfortable.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Hundreds of birds nested across the domes and, as they approached, took off into the sky, crying out in alarm.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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O'Brien praised the police for how they were approaching the review.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Now, after a winter of measly snowfall in the Rocky Mountains, a crisis is approaching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Mayor Karen Bass’s 45-day cleanup deadline is fast approaching, and Jurado was doubtful that Lineagecould meet it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Turner highlighted the main problem: Japan’s consumer-price index is approaching 2%, and the policy rate is only half that.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
That evil sizzling sound of approaching cannonballs filled the air.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
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