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to start work on energetically
once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom
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Recent Examples of tackles
Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Each station tackles a different function, handled by a flight director and support personnel.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Pink Light takes the inspiring sports drama genre, where athletes have to overcome obstacles in their sport and personal lives, in a new direction as Browne tackles the worsening debate around trans athletes in the media and political spaces.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
The tense press moment is quite fitting since Guadanino's After the Hunt tackles the #MeToo movement in a manner that has received divisive responses after its Venice world premiere.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
This crucial development directly tackles one of the most significant obstacles to building commercial fusion power plants.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Fall in Texas is fun, but the show tackles real issues thoughtfully and with grace.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The approach tackles cost, efficiency and scalability all at once, three factors that have long held robotics back.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Marcus Jones #25 of the New England Patriots tackles Blake Corum #22 of the Los Angeles Rams at Gillette Stadium on November 17, 2024 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Each station tackles a different function, handled by a flight director and support personnel.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Pink Light takes the inspiring sports drama genre, where athletes have to overcome obstacles in their sport and personal lives, in a new direction as Browne tackles the worsening debate around trans athletes in the media and political spaces.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
The tense press moment is quite fitting since Guadanino's After the Hunt tackles the #MeToo movement in a manner that has received divisive responses after its Venice world premiere.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
This crucial development directly tackles one of the most significant obstacles to building commercial fusion power plants.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Fall in Texas is fun, but the show tackles real issues thoughtfully and with grace.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The approach tackles cost, efficiency and scalability all at once, three factors that have long held robotics back.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Marcus Jones #25 of the New England Patriots tackles Blake Corum #22 of the Los Angeles Rams at Gillette Stadium on November 17, 2024 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackles
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According to Altman, the most difficult issue the company is grappling with recently is how ChatGPT approaches suicide, in light of a lawsuit from a family who blamed the chatbot for their teenage son's suicide.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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The price on Friday closed above the June high and now approaches a down-trending 200-week moving average.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Next, traceback either leverages the STIR/SHAKEN attestation framework, which immediately identifies the source network, or undertakes queries at each upstream CSP in the call's transmission chain until the originating CSP and its customer are identified.—
Peter Ford,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Each module has a video component and addresses real-world concepts for AI use cases in automotive.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Firstly, the technology addresses speaker attribution through the color coding of captions and is particularly useful for scenes when multiple people are speaking through swift exchanges.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Even as Russia attacks power plants, grids, and neighborhoods, Ukraine’s energy system has endured and adapted, becoming a decentralized network that keeps homes lit, factories running, and morale intact.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, on the opposite side, Eze attacks the space vertically — rather than diagonally behind the centre-backs — to be in Pedro Porro’s blindside as Munoz is carrying the ball forward.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Tackles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackles. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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