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or dove (into)
as in had at
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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In March, Google addressed CVE-2025-2783, a sandbox escape bug exploited in espionage attacks against Russian organizations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Branding decisions will be addressed during the merger process, which is set to conclude in summer 2026, and both schools will continue to run two independent Division 1 athletic programs for the foreseeable future, the universities said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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But that’s a little thing, Javonte knows he cannot get tackled in bounds.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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In another, a demonstrator attempting to flee past the troops was tackled and pinned to the ground.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Eagles attacked Skinner again, and the home crowd begged for a flag after the safety aggressively defended tight end Dallas Goedert, but no penalty was called.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the southern border city of Sderot, which was attacked on October 7, and is frequently the target of rocket fire, a group of Israelis gathered at an observation deck overlooking Gaza to revel in its ruin.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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As Combs' sentencing approached, attorneys for the rapper recommended that Subramanian hand down 14 months of prison time.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Initially, Volvo approached German coachbuilder Karmann to build bodies for the sporty new 2+2 coupe, but Volkswagen strongarmed Karmann—prolific supplier of cars like the Karmann Ghia Type 14—threatening to cancel contracts if Karmann got involved with the attractive Swedish upstart.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Dived (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dived%20%28into%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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