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broach

[brohch] / broʊtʃ /




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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

Sending a letter or an email to your estranged child could be a good way to broach the subject of reconciliation, say some therapists.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 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

I was wondering desperately how to fulfill my assignment, struggling to think of a way to broach the subject.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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

“Part I” broaches the notion of privilege, as Julie faces teachers skeptical of her initial proposal to make a film about a struggling port city.

From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2021

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

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff broached the idea, which would use a U.S. intermediary to circumvent European sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

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

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

In the past she broached the topic defensively, but now she is hopeful, quietly concerned.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

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

I could see that he had something on his mind which he wanted to say, but felt some hesitancy about broaching the subject.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker


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