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Mahmood also declined to say whether Prime Minister Andy Burnham had told her to change tack on her proposals, which she had put forward in November under his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Barrow said brokerage data showed hedge funds have taken an increasingly cautious tack by taking a more market-neutral stance, as their short positions, or bets against individual stocks, now offset their long positions.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Da Silva also rapidly changed tack after his first-round loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

You have to wonder if he’ll lose a bit of the arrogance, if the space between Watters’ segments and the network’s chosen tack will grow even wider.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

If she hadn’t intended the map as a clue—and the ripped tack holes told me she hadn’t—I figured we’d gotten all the clues she’d intended for us and now much more.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

The ending even tacks on a let’s-save-our-hangout rally that could be Velcroed onto any ’80s comedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

He added that the decision to wait for it to conclude "tacks on five or six years or more", describing it as "an unwarranted delay".

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

“Investors are getting down to brass tacks and saying ‘what do we want to own over the next few months,’” MAI’s Grisanti said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026

The Georgetown law graduate sharply changed tacks in dealing with his critics, from President Donald Trump on down.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

“Ah didn’t aim tuh let on tuh yuh ’bout it, leastways not right away, but Ah ruther be shot wid tacks than fuh you tuh act wid me lak you is right now.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

Void years tacked onto the end of contracts thin that out further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

They tacked on another in the ninth with a pair of singles and a stolen base off Wrobleski.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Satellite receivers tacked onto drones and boats helped Ukraine attack Russian positions from hundreds of miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

At an election rally in the town of Querfurt, 70-year-old Gerd has tacked a small, frayed German flag to the handles of his mobility scooter.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Poppet removes her coat, leaving it draped over the back of the desk chair, and takes a closer look at the blueprints and sketches hanging from shelves and tacked to mirrors and paintings and windows.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

A law passed in 2023 prohibits small-business lenders from tacking on certain fees, including a fee for processing a payment on the loan or advance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Instead, it punted costs to the future by tacking on something called void years—effectively dummy years—at the end of contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

For example, a coalition of advocacy groups is seeking to prevent Spectrum from tacking on equipment charges for customers on low-income plans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Avelo’s base fare averaged $115 last year, so tacking on an extra $30 to cover fuel is noticeable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

Darwin knew that he was now gliding along the dangerous edge of the known world, tacking south of heresy.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee