tackling

Example Sentences

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The head of the National Business Crime Centre explained how police forces take a proactive approach to tackling the issue, working to identify offenders, disrupt repeat behaviour, and ensure those responsible are held to account.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

In a letter, Phillips said opportunities for progress on tackling violence against women and girls had been "stalled and delayed", adding there was "nothing bold" about Sir Keir's approach.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Anand pointed at areas such as tackling Russian activities in the Arctic as important for NATO's focus -- and a region where her country has a major role to play.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

And then I felt guilty for having done so, because the candidates didn’t do much tackling at all.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

At best, we could stumble into Kashgar and try somehow to reassemble our stock at the grand market where merchants unloaded their goods before tackling the mountain pass or turning back eastward to Turfan.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri