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to present or bring forward for discussion
broached the topic of plans for next year's parade
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Recent Examples of broached
Through both press conferences and private discussions, a number of topics are broached including public safety, but Dumont casts them aside.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
But since then, Smith has gone back and forth talking about his presidential possibilities on his various platforms and to those who broached him with the question.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Jones, who has Parkinson’s disease, has never broached a conversation about whether Foreigner should change its name to better suit its current direction.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, broached the subject at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) .
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The idea has been broached for years, dating to labor discussions three decades ago.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
The issue of marital rape has also been broached in both seasons 1 and 2.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
The state of tampering Four years ago, every conversation with a coach at the convention broached the topic of tampering.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
However, such pride was not to be broached in Western history classes.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
But since then, Smith has gone back and forth talking about his presidential possibilities on his various platforms and to those who broached him with the question.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Jones, who has Parkinson’s disease, has never broached a conversation about whether Foreigner should change its name to better suit its current direction.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, broached the subject at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) .
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The idea has been broached for years, dating to labor discussions three decades ago.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
The issue of marital rape has also been broached in both seasons 1 and 2.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
The state of tampering Four years ago, every conversation with a coach at the convention broached the topic of tampering.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
However, such pride was not to be broached in Western history classes.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broached
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Within two years, Torres’ political career was crashing down amid a scandal that surfaced publicly in October 2024 when he was detained and questioned by San Jose detectives.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Curtis, the former HGTV star whose Rehab Addict show was canceled after a video surfaced of her using a racial slur, is now claiming she was being extorted.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Those books introduced me to a vision of American teenage life and taught me the rhythms and idioms of American English, nuances that would later replace my Britishisms and shape my career as a journalist.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Frenkel had been an old friend, introduced her to her husband in 1999 and officiated over their wedding in 2012.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, hyperscalers, including Amazon , Microsoft , Meta , and Alphabet , announced capital expenditure of up to $700 billion on AI this year, which has raised concerns over returns and whether the extent of AI spend is justified.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Videos from the killing of Renee Good, a mother of three, in her vehicle, raised questions about the federal agent’s tactics and decision to use deadly force.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Continuing efforts to slow vehicles on busy La Jolla roads, the local Traffic & Transportation Board discussed the possibility of reprogramming traffic lights and installing temporary speed humps.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Carvalho discussed the event’s main goal, to mark a year since the beginning of recovery from the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires in January of 2025.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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