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broach

[brohch] / broʊtʃ /




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How to broach a prenup with your partner.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

The doula encouraged Behrens to broach difficult questions with her dying husband - including where he wanted to be buried and what he wanted his funeral to be like.

From BBC May 2, 2026

Those who did broach the topic with the partners were more likely to plan for key risks and expenses in retirement such as healthcare, taxes, daily expenses and inflation.

From MarketWatch Dec. 9, 2025

On the weekly chart, the stock is once again approaching the key $30 round number, an area it has tested three times since mid-2022, but failed to broach.

From Barron's Oct. 8, 2025

They sat there quietly, each trying to figure out how to broach their mutual affection.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Daryl rarely, if ever, talked with his own parents about race, but he broaches these topics with his own children today.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2025

Therefore, you’ll discover suits with appliqué dot patches and frayed edges as well as dog-tag necklaces and sophisticated wire broaches on mini Scottish kilt pins.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2024

With the focus on tailoring, accents were few: tassels on a scarf, gleaming floral broaches, spare use of lace and sequins.

From Seattle Times Jan. 13, 2024

She broaches delicate subjects in phone calls late at night, she said, when clients can curl up on the couch, maybe feeling like they’re “talking to a stranger on the bus.”

From New York Times Jan. 5, 2023

The faster your lifeboat broaches to the waves, the better.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Nearly half-an-hour into our call with her, Scott-Wright broached the idea of placing our reporter's newborn to sleep on her front, describing it as "a game-changer".

From BBC May 5, 2026

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara first broached the possibility of a market conduct investigation into State Farm’s claims practices in May during a 90-minute forum with wildfire victims.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

Property records show that Wyle also broached the idea of selling his longtime home in Santa Ynez, a sprawling 80-acre estate that he moved to as “ER” was coming to an end.

From MarketWatch Jan. 22, 2026

SEOUL—At a Monday meeting in Beijing, South Korea’s leader broached with Xi Jinping one of China’s most striking foreign-policy pivots in recent memory: North Korea’s denuclearization.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2026

It was at dinner on their first day back at Falling Water that Citra finally broached the subject she had been dreading.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

But that didn’t stop Mr. Wyden from broaching the costly topic again in his white paper.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

When broaching this conversation, don’t go straight into money talk, says Matt Abrahams, a communication consultant and lecturer in organizational behavior at Stanford University.

From MarketWatch Apr. 25, 2026

The teacher said providing a creative outlet made it easier for some to begin broaching painful topics.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2025

A yellow warning of rain is also in place for mid and north Wales on Monday, with the Afon Glaslyn in Beddgelert, Gwynedd, nearly broaching the garden wall of a house nearby.

From BBC Dec. 1, 2025

Chacko said, finally broaching the real reason for his visit.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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