as in addresses
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
coped with the latest foul-up gracefully
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The exhibit addresses the Middle Passage, an especially fraught part of the Atlantic Ocean crossing where many of the captives died.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026 -
The play addresses depression, suicide, and mental health.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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The agency also offers Sabbath food boxes at no cost, refers individuals for health care and social services and manages a closet full of modest clothing for observant women.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The property feels deeply rooted in Highlands, North Carolina, yet manages to create its own intimate world behind stone walls and warmly lit hallways.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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In a world where AI handles so much, your human connections become your competitive advantage.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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The work is billed through the O’Rourke & Moody law firm, which handles the administrative tasks.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Just like Rodgers did a decade earlier, Prescott manipulates the flat defender (circled in red) and hits CeeDee Lamb in stride just behind the linebacker.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the process, the robot simultaneously navigates, avoids obstacles, and manipulates objects without human guidance.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The budget takes work, and lawmakers also must resolve details of a ballot question on cutting property taxes in Florida, and on redrawing the lines of congressional districts to tilt the playing field even more in the Republicans’ favor.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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For years now, that’s pretty much what has been happening in the section of hip-hop’s underground that treats Whole Lotta Red like a sacred text—just replace the Western desert with Discord chats.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the one campus that’s operating, the Be Well center in Orange that opened in 2021, treats only patients insured by Medi-Cal, known in Orange County as CalOptima.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Copes (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copes%20%28with%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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