approach
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That approach can restrict the complexity of possible designs and carries a risk of micro-cracking during milling or sintering.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
“The approach to homelessness that Mayor Bass has led and defended has brought us here,” Raman said after LAHSA’s report was released.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The key reason for the skepticism is that success in melanoma is far from proof that the approach will work elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"We desperately need a new approach," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
As we cross through the last alleyways and approach the port, we hear the distant blasts of fireworks coming from Istanbul.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
The change in elevation from the waterfront at sea level to Genoa’s mountainous hinterland approaches 6,000 feet, and variations between adjoining neighborhoods can be as much as several hundred feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Researchers are therefore looking for safe, widely available approaches that could help restore immune function and potentially work alongside existing cancer treatments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
But as September approaches, they’re eyeing the calendar.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
The 101 has long been a bottleneck nightmare as it approaches Santa Barbara and the yearslong project to widen the freeway has only made it worse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
My breathing speeds up as an assistant wearing a mask and surgical gloves approaches him.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
In this study, the researchers approached the problem from the opposite direction.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Then Fox got up, approached Eatherly and made gestures toward him.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
A woman approached the stall where Vadym and his wife, who sells porcelain, had laid out what they had left, and asked the price of an elegant lamp with a cream-coloured shade.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
As she approached the bathroom, she lost control and wet herself.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
So when a flock of seagulls approached the island one afternoon, there was nothing strange about it.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
When he was approaching 70, friends started getting very sick and dying.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
The finding raises another question: Why would a star approaching a supermassive black hole already be spinning so quickly?
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The broadcaster denied approaching Farage's daughter when he initially made the allegation.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Earlier this year, with Brooks’ centennial approaching, the Cinematheque began thinking about how to mark the milestone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
One theater patron, still hoping to witness General Grant’s arrival, looked up from his first-floor seat and saw a man approaching the box.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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