approached
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He also privately approached Neil Patrick Harris to apologize for aggressively trying to out him as a gay man in 2006, before the actor had spoken about his sexuality publicly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
“I was approached by one company who wants to use AI to dispatch ambulances.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"We lack essential supplies because importing beekeeping equipment from the other side is not permitted," Al-Dabba told AFP, saying he had approached external organisations and ministries in Gaza and the occupied West Bank for help.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
One company even approached me about helping build an AI system to dispatch ambulances, which made me uncomfortable.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
He could hear her gasping with small, smothered sobs as he approached the chasm.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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