broach
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How to broach a prenup with your partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
But there are many areas where Beijing and Berlin disagree, from trade practices to human rights, and Reiche will likely broach some of these.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
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
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
Velutha was a topic he had planned to broach with Chacko.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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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
I also wondered what he said when he wasn’t on camera, a question this movie never broaches.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 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
I love this place: the jumble of old, glittery broaches in the glass case, the worn pots and dishes and frayed baskets on the bookshelves.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
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When a top player development gig became available in 2021, Dombrowski broached the topic with Don before a game against the Marlins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Nearly half-an-hour into our call with her, Scott-Wright broached the idea of placing our reporter's newborn to sleep on her front, describing it as "a game-changer".
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara first broached the possibility of a market conduct investigation into State Farm’s claims practices in May during a 90-minute forum with wildfire victims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 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
And so it was that by the time arranging an introduction came up once more — Theresa broached it this time — the old Shang-hainese with a Ph.D. was taken.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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When broaching this conversation, don’t go straight into money talk, says Matt Abrahams, a communication consultant and lecturer in organizational behavior at Stanford University.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
When broaching a tough topic, older kids should be given “space to vent,” Aguirre said, and parents should resist the urge to immediately tell their children not to be scared or worry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
Head teacher Emma Murray said broaching issues like misogyny and sexism with young children could be "really challenging", but that it was a topic teachers had to be prepared to deal with.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
It’s rare to have faculty sue students for libel over an issue broaching “diametrically opposed worldviews,” said Jonathan Gaston-Falk, an attorney with the Student Press Law Center.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
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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