as in addressing
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
a medical ethicist who grapples with extremely difficult questions all the time
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On top of that, Petek wrote that over the last four years the governor and Legislature had plugged $125 billion in budget holes largely without addressing the structural differences between spending and revenue which have led budget deficits to grow over time.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Focusing on a single shelf, one drawer, or even just your workout leggings feels a lot simpler than addressing the entire closet.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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With 40 grind settings and a 300 gram bean hopper, this electric grinder is capable of handling grinding for larger batches.—
Jack Byram,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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Her mother accompanied her to appointments, managing logistics and providing emotional support.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tina Olson, a managing attorney with the Juvenile Lifer Unit in the State Appellate Defender Office, says the decision doesn't minimize the crimes committed – or the victims impacted – but instead ensures defendants are given fair punishments.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Unlike conventional breaches that hinge on phishing or user error, this exploit, now known as EchoLeak, bypassed human behavior entirely, silently extracting confidential information by manipulating how Copilot interacts with user data.—
Hugo Huang,
Harvard Business Review,
9 Jan. 2026
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Disney is depicted as manipulating this framework to its benefit and to the detriment of Dish and its customers.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Investors will likely have questions about the upcoming Alzheimer's psychosis trials – called the ADEPT program – for Bristol Myers Squibb's Cobenfy, a prescription medication approved in late 2024 for treating adults with schizophrenia.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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New research published in The New England Journal of Medicine last year showed that treating men for bacterial infection reduced the recurrence of bacterial vaginosis in women.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
9 Jan. 2026
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But in 1999, just months after Luke was born, Andrea attempted suicide by taking an overdose of medication prescribed for her father, who was ill.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Someone had ordered pizza to the home, and a delivery driver spent some time ringing the doorbell before returning to his car, taking the pies with him.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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The work stoppage is occurring at multiple hospitals simultaneously, but each medical center is negotiating with the union independently.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the coming months, Trump all but stopped negotiating with Maduro.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Grappling (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grappling%20%28with%29. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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