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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Those pledges – that will cost billions of euros, end austerity and test the country’s frugal mindset – resonated with many Czechs who have seen their real incomes plunge in recent years as the country tackled soaring inflation.—
Reuters 3 hr ago,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025 -
Experts believe China’s role in tackling climate change is decisive.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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If the thought of budgeting gives you a headache, there's another way to approach managing your money without tracking every expense or obsessing over spreadsheets.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nozawa approached the decor with the goal of softening the architecture's hard lines and surfaces, while channeling the color palette of the building materials.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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O’Brady is now set to undertake another nearly 2,000-mile solo, unsupported crossing of Antarctica for a Netflix documentary from My Octopus Teacher director James Reed.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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In March 2023, Prince William undertook a solo trip to Poland to thank British and Polish troops involved in the conflict and responding to the humanitarian crisis on the front lines.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Dive (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive%20%28into%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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