as in to wade (in or into)
to start work on energetically
the first morning back at work was spent diving into the huge pile of e-mails that had accumulated over the previous two weeks
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Receiver Malik Washington was tackled behind the line of scrimmage on a running play...—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025 -
When a responding deputy attempted to break up the fight, Farthing allegedly kicked him in the face and subsequently tried to flee the scene, although deputies used a taser, and he was tackled before being taken into custody.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Rowland also took inspiration from his competitive motorsport background to approach shooting the various chase scenes.—
Logan Holland,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The report stated, ''Dividend investors approaching investing from a value standpoint are generally most interested in researching the strongest most profitable companies, that also happen to be trading at an attractive valuation.—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Prevention of these atrocities is a faraway goal with little to no preparatory work being undertaken by States.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The group has undertaken an annual holiday tour of arenas for several years.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Dive (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive%20%28into%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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