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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During the incident, a police officer was hit with a metal trash can thrown by someone in the crowd, and another was tackled by a suspect who wrapped his arms around the officer’s neck, according to a police department statement.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026 -
Haney is hoping this bill can provide an immediate response to an issue that many Californians experience and start tackling price gouging by ticket brokers and resale platforms.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Instead, approach him with curiosity.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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One way of approaching this is to go back to our earlier discussion about attitudes.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The War Powers Resolution should be revised to trigger a presidential requirement to notify Congress prior to initiating military activity, unless there is an imminent threat to the country, rather than providing notification after such action is undertaken.—
James Cramer,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2026
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But that method isn’t within reach of consumers, so advocates have undertaken third-party assessments.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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“Dive (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive%20%28into%29. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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