approach
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Adding to this corrective approach by curators is this major show that examines the impact and legacy of black abstract painters from 1969 to the present.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 9, 2026
McMillan says he can understand the approach by the Rams, who are seen as contenders for the 2027 Superbowl.
From BBC β Sep. 9, 2026
That approach makes it possible to examine huge volumes of space and reconstruct a three-dimensional view of how matter is distributed across the Universe.
From Science Daily β Sep. 9, 2026
Linkof does not present the approach as a sea change in curation.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 9, 2026
A more gradual approach may be advisable in some cases, as children can begin sixth grade in a half-whatnot, half-peer environment.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Tyra Biosciences and Johnson & Johnson are pursuing their own approaches to treating a common, early-stage form of bladder cancer.
From Barron's β Sep. 9, 2026
She approaches conversations with voters the way she talks to the moms of the children on her son’s little league baseball team.
From Salon β Sep. 9, 2026
“Where traditional approaches appeared, they were mostly ancillary,” he writes.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 8, 2026
Though the approaches are different, the Rams are no strangers to short turnarounds for games abroad.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 8, 2026
When a spaceship approaches the speed of light, time slows down more and more and more.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Temperatures in the area approached or exceeded triple digits Wednesday, amid a punishing heat wave that is broiling Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 9, 2026
Novig—whose name refers to “vigorish,” or the fee that traditional sportsbooks charge gamblers for each wager—had more modest marketing plans before Sweeney approached the company, according to co-founder and CEO Jacob Fortinsky.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 9, 2026
The scene where Harris approached a captured bug, rocking an ankle-length black trench coat with his blonde hair in a close crew cut, was the closest “Troopers” came to clubbing the audience in the ribs.
From Salon β Sep. 9, 2026
At the height of the day’s heat, we approached Sazan.
From Slate β Sep. 8, 2026
He began to tremble again as he approached.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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That limit represents a fundamental boundary imposed by physics, so approaching it would mark a major advance in the effort to make computing as energy efficient as possible.
From Science Daily β Sep. 7, 2026
Lead volunteer Graham Hollingwood said the group was approaching the 1,000 bag milestone which "just shows how much work goes into protecting our riverbanks" and the "phenomenal" efforts of volunteers.
From BBC β Sep. 6, 2026
Lana warned against approaching Anak Krakatoa saying materials ejected from the volcano could endanger those within the exclusion zone.
From Barron's β Sep. 6, 2026
Video footage of the incident showed the officers approaching the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 4, 2026
In the summer of 1960, on a warm, rainy night in Moscow, two American students were approaching a bridge over the Moscow River when Penkovsky walked up.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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