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tackle

[tak-uhl, tay-kuhl] / ˈtæk əl, ˈteɪ kəl /






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The company pointed to job losses from artificial intelligence as one issue it may tackle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

They are the key reference point for international agreements on how to tackle the climate crisis, are used by governments to develop national climate policies and have been quoted in international court rulings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Part of the back four that kept a clean sheet mainly thanks to his brilliant injury-time tackle on Delap.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Eventually, Wurster said, Charley will be able to tackle any tasks that customers can currently execute themselves on Schwab’s website or app.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“When you’re ready to tackle your dragon sensitivity,” he says in an official tone, “I can recommend some good books.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

White, a second-round draft pick of the New England Patriots in 2023, has played in all five games this season for the unbeaten 49ers, registering three sacks and nine tackles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Manzambi glided past powerless Fenerbahce tackles, Ibraham Mbaye found space to exploit - even if he needs to improve - and Jackson was clinical.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The fund focuses on early-stage companies in Asia developing scalable hardware that tackles constraints affecting AI and energy infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Not only that, but his team lost both starting tackles and No. 1 receiver Ladd McConkey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Minutes later, they’re playing an awkward game with a half-deflated soccer ball—Alan with his gimpy leg and crooked arm, Amin with two left feet and uncoordinated tackles.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Goodwin and her colleagues tackled this problem by examining rare events known as tidal disruption events.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Washington blew a chance to beat the Giants in overtime when Jayden Daniels was tackled as time expired.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

First Guehi was tackled by Lamine Yamal on the edge of his own box, allowing the Spain winger to drive towards goal and slot in his side's opener.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

At a time when other sitcoms occasionally tackled social issues in “very special” episodes and “The Cosby Show” hewed to its namesake star’s dedication to respectability politics, “A Different World” regularly confronted harder topics.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

The dog tackled Rutilio and gave his face a thorough tonguing.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

He said Northern Ireland was a small nation that could be "agile and innovative" in tackling challenges like increasing renewable energy, improving waste management and reducing emissions.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

"If we use the strengths of fluorescence for molecular specificity and the strength of iISM for label-free context and dynamics, we can really start tackling questions that have been difficult to address before."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

A California e-commerce platform is fueling the rise of live shopping in the United States, taking on giants such as TikTok and tackling concerns that the app is draining people’s bank accounts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Others are testing whether degraders are more effective at tackling disease on the first go-round.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Since I’m tackling Shakespeare soon, I need to convince them that this guy in tights who talks funny “has it going on.”

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers


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