tackle
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The most effective antipoverty work usually happens when people in local parishes tackle local problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Warren McClendon Jr., a fourth-year pro who started in place of Jackson in the past, has mostly played right tackle, and he is expected to start at that spot now that Rob Havenstein has retired.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
But experts suggest that is best way to tackle the problem: be open from the start.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
"We understand the concerns people have about their communities and will always balance the right to freedom of expression with the need to tackle crime without fear or favour."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
At recess, I walked up to Thatcher; me—a scrawny elf girl the size of a small second-grader standing up to a future varsity football player, offensive tackle.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing tackle
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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American Football, 2nd Quarter
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