tack

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Three of the four said they disliked cold lay repairs and that a properly laid hot fill option, done to the proper depth and with a tack coat emulsion, should last years.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Online men’s shoe brand Birchbury takes a different tack: It lets shoppers return shoes within 30 days, whether or not they have been worn.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Market research indicates that the physical-TV industry will keep erasing differences between phone and TV apps in the near future, as those apps tack on more interface features like specialized games.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

By taking a shorter-term tack, investors can experience the upside of the secular bond bear market: the ability to reinvest interest and principal cash flows at progressively higher yields.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Unlike football coaches, who often try to key their players up for a big game, rowing coaches sometimes take the opposite tack.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown