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And, of course, as Snider pointed out, the possibility of the Fed taking a more dovish tack could provide a more bullish equity catalyst.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

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

It also takes the mature tack, as it moves back and forth in time, of portraying characters whose life dreams haven’t quite worked out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

But he then reportedly reversed tack following calls to One Nation colleagues, asking if he could re-do the answer with the correct policy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

The stakes were in the tack room of the barn, as was the tying-twine, so when I finished hoeing I tied them up.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

After warm handshakes and a warning about Taiwan from Xi Jinping on Thursday, the Chinese president and Trump were due to get down to brass tacks on Friday with discussions on trade, geopolitics and AI.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

For a company founded by ex-OpenAI executives disaffected with Sam Altman’s business practices, it seemingly has little compunction about the aggressive tacks it’s already taken to shore up its $380 billion bottom line.

From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2026

“Investors are getting down to brass tacks and saying, ‘What do we want to own over the next few months?’”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026

The piano was given a distinctive 'honky-tonk' sound by the attachment of tacks to its hammers.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025

We skulked about in the banana-smelling darkness, examining the wall over the plank counter where Mother tacks up pictures she tears out of magazines.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Meanwhile, Carvana eschews traditional dealer tactics like commissioned salespeople, price haggling and profitable documentation fees tacked onto the transaction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

In the sixth, Teoscar Hernández tacked on two more runs with an opposite-field home run after an errant sinker from Kochanowicz.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026

To win loan deals in recent years, Ares allowed many borrowers to defer paying cash interest with payments-in-kind, or PIK, that get tacked on to the outstanding loan.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

So the only reasonable charge was violating the city ordinance against disturbing “the peace of others by violent, offensive or boisterous conduct or language,” but that was tacked on later, in February.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

Unable to resist this ripe opportunity for promotion, Mr. Cogswell had also tacked a smaller banner across the back of the wagon, advertising “Fresh Cherries at Cogswell’s. Best price in town.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Private companies added a net 122,000 jobs in May, ADP said Wednesday morning, tacking on more solid gains after the 105,000 roles added in April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Michael Cochran is calculating and tacking on additional per-box fuel costs to the Florida lemons he sells to local retailers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

While the stock had gained 69% over the course of his bullish call, the downgrade proved premature, with the stock tacking on another 28% in gains since then.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025

"I don't think tacking one way or tacking the other is how we do that."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

It was an honor to be picked for the editorial team, but it was also like tacking a full-time job onto the already-heavy load of being a law student.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama