approach
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The system uses facial technology so as passengers approach the e-gate, their photo is taken and then checked against immigration, travel and passport information and, if verfied, the barrier opens automatically.
From BBC β Oct. 6, 2026
Jen Eaves has been taking a slower approach to her mother’s cognitive decline, even though she’s the vice president of marketing for Aura, an identity-theft monitoring service.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 6, 2026
Among low-income pregnant individuals, the approach was linked to better postpartum health care and stronger connections to primary care that continued well beyond childbirth.
From Science Daily β Oct. 6, 2026
But the usual approach is no secret — and it didn’t start this weekend.
From Salon β Oct. 6, 2026
The girl—Lala—dusts her hands on her skirt and bows to Ama as we approach.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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How candidates across the country who have made renter priorities a part of their campaign fair could influence how Connecticut’s Democrat-controlled legislature approaches the issue, he said.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 6, 2026
By simulating these effects at exceptionally high resolution, the researchers were able to capture structures in the gas that simpler approaches can miss.
From Science Daily β Oct. 3, 2026
And – although the next test fast approaches against Denmark in Cardiff on Sunday - maybe it was also a line drawn.
From BBC β Oct. 2, 2026
Yet the airline said the glitch didn’t apply to landing approaches it flies.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 2, 2026
The holistic nature of these highly integrated approaches, is still conducive today for implementation in an integrated arts program.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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After speaking with umpire Mohamed Lahyani and an ATP official, Russia's Medvedev approached the net to shake hands with Djokovic.
From BBC β Oct. 5, 2026
A fourth person approached an officer at the scene and showed a laceration to his elbow, police confirmed.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 5, 2026
Noah said he approached his work from a committed non-partisan lens: It was not for him to question the legal changes, only to implement them in a way that satisfied voters.
From Barron's β Oct. 5, 2026
After $1.7 million in payments, prosecutors said Hastert stopped giving the man money in late 2014 after authorities, aware of suspicious bank withdrawals, approached the former speaker to investigate whether he was being extorted.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 5, 2026
Just as Swanson made his discovery, Crandell and Mullineaux approached the Timberline parking lot.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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The illness is highly fatal, with average fatality rates approaching 100%.
From Salon β Oct. 5, 2026
The analyst said that Asian brands are expected to account for more than half of US new vehicle sales in the third quarter, for the second quarter in a row, "approaching record-high market share levels."
From Barron's β Oct. 3, 2026
"What we discovered is something approaching a biological unifying theory of fatigue."
From Science Daily β Oct. 2, 2026
That doesn’t mean the XLF can’t keep falling, but it does suggest a period of consolidation may be approaching, or even a retest of resistance at $53.50.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 1, 2026
Coming around bend, they heard voices approaching on the path, and three rangers carrying rifles came into sight.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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