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broach

[brohch] / broʊtʃ /




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I did not broach the topic despite thinking it might be a meaningful angle to explore.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

But the broach that pinned Llewelyn’s cloak together was no ordinary thing.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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

The revenge project described in Bosch’s story provides a great example of the risks of meddling in ecosystems; it also broaches the ethics of tinkering with species composition and genetic modification.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2023

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

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

As they enjoyed their garden last month, Aggrey reminded Novack that he wasn’t particularly enthused about the whole native plants idea when she first broached it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 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

Justice Amy Coney Barrett broached this topic with ADF lawyer James Campbell, but he did not have a coherent answer.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2025

The dead woman was nobody I knew personally, and this would free my audience from having to feel awkward or embarrassed for having broached the subject in the first place.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

By broaching the moral consequences of machine learning, Littlejohn said Vance was pointing to a hierarchy of AI threats beyond just economic effects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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

How do you feel about broaching those topics?

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

Dr Elaine Lockhart, chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' child and adolescent faculty, says parents should feel comfortable about broaching mental health with their children and asking for help.

From BBC ● May 3, 2025

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

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy


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