tackling

Example Sentences

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Discussions have started with tackling rules of origin—or how much foreign content something can have to get a country’s tariff treatment.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

In expanding the program, Amazon is now tackling one of the biggest retail businesses in the U.S. and one of the last major purchases that is still difficult to make online: new cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Nottingham is one of a small number of crown courts running "blitz" hearings, where dozens of cases are pushed through in a day, with the aim of tackling massive court backlogs.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

"This research represents an important step toward the development of advanced materials capable of tackling one of the world's most persistent environmental contaminants," he concludes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

You’d think grown men might go easy on me, but the only break they give me is not tackling, which Papi made absolutely off-limits.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina