tackle
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On defense, they would break the bank for only three spots—defensive tackle, edge rusher and No. 1 cornerback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He played left tackle with the starters Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
More broadly, the method could help scientists tackle problems in which successful results are uncommon, the number of possible experiments is enormous, and testing every option would be prohibitively expensive.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Kevin Warsh has kept his views on interest rates close to the vest, leaving investors and Fed officials to guess how he plans to tackle persistent inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Then when I got to the Daughertys’ house, Phronsie and Davie and Joel and Polly and Ben would all be waiting to tackle me, and I let them.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
"I can't accept, and we shouldn't accept, losing individual battles, duels, second balls, not winning enough tackles and just getting the momentum of the game going our way," the former Hearts manager added.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Its three leaders’ recommendations could be a chance for Warsh to put a new stamp on how the central bank tackles rising prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
She tackles an often-neglected side of caregiving with clarity and meticulousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Playing the nickel position in Serra’s 4-2-5 defensive alignment, Ace contributed 52 tackles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
She only has time to swipe it off the top of the cliff before Kento tackles her.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Aditi Shrikant and Beth Pinsker tackled the above question:
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
She tackled “diva” with Mariah Carey and “bimbo” with Paris Hilton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
So the head of communications, for instance, became the head of finance as they tackled issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Eighty firefighters tackled the blaze at its height with a helicopter also brought in to drop seawater on the flames.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
But this was the seventh consecutive play and the damage of being tackled play after play was taking its toll.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Scott made unfavorable headlines against the 49ers after an abysmal tackling effort during Jacob Cowing’s 83-yard punt return for a touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The company’s CEO Bob Wright told The Wall Street Journal’s Heather Haddon that the chain is rolling out a five-point strategy tackling food quality and value, operations, store upgrades, marketing and digital sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Silvestre's involvement represents a challenge from within Fifa itself, with the 16-strong Players' Voice Panel having been formed by the governing body to monitor and advise on tackling racism in football.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Hyundai is tackling the brain and supply-chain elements, the JPMorgan analysis said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
He’d tried football but hated tackling other players.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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