approached

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Wearing a scarf around his face and blue latex gloves on his hands, a 49-year-old man already had a suspicious look about him as he approached TSA agents at Sacramento International Airport on Saturday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The Home Office has been approached for comment and the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to make a statement on the case later.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

For Borel, the case grew even stranger a few days after the heist, when a man approached him at the inn’s bar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Prosecutors say in early 2025, Juin approached a classmate he knew from business school asking for a series of short-term bridge loans to help him finalize the acquisition of a stake in Honey Birdette.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

So I focused on ATO in the evenings and frenzied work on the Essa project as my deadline approached.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows