tackle
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But she has ramped up her public profile in recent months, launching a series of initiatives, including one to help older foster children and another to tackle online harassment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, which represents 5,000 employers in the region, said the reduction would help tackle the "youth unemployment crisis".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Chiefs are low on receivers and dicey at left tackle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said this was the first time the RAF's Chinooks and the four-engine A400Ms were being equipped to tackle wildfires.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
In the meantime, the master had finally decided to tackle the hull because it could barely stay afloat anymore.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
The 13th try - scored by Lewis who broke through two weak tackles - ensured England surpassed Samoa's 74-point winning margin against the French.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The Moneyist tackles a thorny question after a woman’s longtime partner died and left her his house — much to the chagrin of his grown children from a past marriage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 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
Sophomore Emmanuel Garcia leads the team with 41 tackles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Nick puts his books down and Ducky tackles him around the waist.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
Goodwin and her colleagues tackled this problem by examining rare events known as tidal disruption events.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
But few assets he has tackled have as thorny a history as Genesis Digital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Raman also spent a year as executive director of Time’s Up Entertainment, which tackled sexual harassment in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
Regan had literally tackled that guy, but still.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
He said tackling permitting times and red tape involved in building would have a greater impact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
McKinney has focused his campaign on lessening the city’s homelessness crisis by leveraging people into treatment, tackling quality-of-life crimes, and reducing the city’s out-of-control legal costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
To him, the difficulty of the problem is precisely what makes it worth tackling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
But tackling them is, as Monaghan puts it, like whack-a-mole: "Some get taken down, others come up, often in different countries."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Kendra kicked off her sheets and lunged at Seth, tackling him onto his bed.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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