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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
Plus is a versatile two-in-one that tackles both stubborn stains and deep carpet dirt by scrubbing floors up to 100 times per minute using Sonic Mopping technology.
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Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The pandemic and the two union strikes that hobbled Hollywood in recent years are humorously addressed at the top of the new season, which largely tackles the arrival of artificial intelligence as Valerie agrees to star in a new sitcom written by AI.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
The Starling tackles these challenges with a flexible layout that squeezes in three sleeping areas and a multipurpose living area.
—Adam Williams
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
The approach tackles a long-standing challenge in building reliable single-photon emitters for quantum communication and computing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
Star Jordin Sparks and writer Elise Allen talk about how 'The Pout-Pout Fish' movie adaptation tackles modern parenting and facing your fears.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
The film noir tackles the corruptive tendencies of power, with Broderick Crawford as a populist politician who rises up as a Southern governor and wields dangerous influence.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Despite this relative dearth of blood, Austen’s fiction regularly tackles bodily health and illness.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
The Jets projected core offensive line will include Parham, tackles Olu Fashanu and Armand Membou, center Josh Myers, and guard Joe Tippmann.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The pandemic and the two union strikes that hobbled Hollywood in recent years are humorously addressed at the top of the new season, which largely tackles the arrival of artificial intelligence as Valerie agrees to star in a new sitcom written by AI.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
The Starling tackles these challenges with a flexible layout that squeezes in three sleeping areas and a multipurpose living area.
—Adam Williams
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
The approach tackles a long-standing challenge in building reliable single-photon emitters for quantum communication and computing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
Star Jordin Sparks and writer Elise Allen talk about how 'The Pout-Pout Fish' movie adaptation tackles modern parenting and facing your fears.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
The film noir tackles the corruptive tendencies of power, with Broderick Crawford as a populist politician who rises up as a Southern governor and wields dangerous influence.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Despite this relative dearth of blood, Austen’s fiction regularly tackles bodily health and illness.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
The Jets projected core offensive line will include Parham, tackles Olu Fashanu and Armand Membou, center Josh Myers, and guard Joe Tippmann.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackles
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That entrepreneurial mindset continues to shape how Jones approaches Arizona real estate, especially in a market as active and widely discussed as Maricopa County's.—
Connie Etemadi,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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His father is a subject Nagarjuna approaches with both pride and philosophical caution.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Every year, the BLS undertakes a process aimed at providing a near-complete employment count by squaring up the monthly survey estimates with data drawn from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program, which covers about 95% of US jobs.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The board said the Alert Act now addresses its recommendation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems that would allow the pilots to know more precisely where the traffic around them is flying.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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Those sources said the plan addresses Iran's ballistic missile and nuclear programs as well as maritime routes but would not provide any other details including which Iranian officials the proposal was sent to.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Mills attacks Platner's past comments This month, the governor returned to Platner's controversial social media posts, triggering an exchange of advertising that has largely overshadowed the Democrats' arguments to defeat Collins.—
Steve Mistler,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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Oil tanker traffic through the strait has plunged as Iran attacks commercial ships in the Persian Gulf.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Tackles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackles. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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