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broach

[brohch] / broʊtʃ /




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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

Usually, my partner and I sit on the couch in our apartment, or broach the subject during a road trip.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 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

She wasn’t sure how to broach this subject, so she just dived right in.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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

On Wednesday, Powell broached the issue when dousing speculation about a leadership vacuum.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 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

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

Pressed on what this would look like, he said he did not have specific details but broached the possibility of more weapons, air defences and drones.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025

When he broached the topic, he found that legal and political leaders were largely sympathetic to his ideas.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

How do you feel about broaching those topics?

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 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

When broaching this topic, don’t ask what seems fair, said Nashira Lynton, a financial therapist and founder of Renewed Wealth Therapy.

From MarketWatch Nov. 19, 2025

“Exchanging gossip is a lot safer than broaching dangerous topics like politics and religion,” said David Ludden, a professor of psychology at Georgia Gwinnett College.

From Salon Nov. 23, 2023

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

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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