approached

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The BBC has approached other political parties for comment on the free bus travel scheme.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

That is how we approached the mystery of skin bones in reptiles.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Recent moves also have intimidated the stock market as longer-dated Treasury yields approached levels last seen in 2007 and an index of global bond yields traded at the highest levels since 2008, according to Bloomberg.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Dressed in a navy blue suit and flanked by stone-faced Secret Service agents, Harris casually approached a cluster of reporters, one of whom asked enthusiastically, “Madam Vice President, what’d you get?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The lizards watched as Pelicarnassus approached Miel five levels up the jungle gym.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness