as in tackled
to start work on energetically
waded deep into the repair project and didn't come out of it until four hours later enthusiastically waded into his science fair project
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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 -
He was eventually tackled by patrons in the store who held him down until police arrived.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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The day after that loss, per team sources, Brunson approached the team before practice about needing to re-shift the collective mindset.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Security footage captured the black ride-share vehicle on the road when a white vehicle, identified by investigators as belonging to the police officer, approached.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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For example, Denver International Airport recently undertook a billion-dollar reconfiguration of its security checkpoints to eliminate a vulnerability that experts had identified.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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Superintendent Julious Lawson celebrated the campaign the district undertook to overhaul its data collection and monitoring process, which had portrayed the district in a very grim light.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Before Sweets could be dressed and draped for surgery, the three feet of stick poking out of her body needed to be addressed.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Killing off Costner’s character was a surprising and controversial move, and in November 2024, the actor addressed it on SiriusXM’s The Michael Smerconish Program.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
15 May 2026
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Hezbollah, the Lebanese paramilitary force, has attacked Israeli troops and targeted northern Israel with rockets and drones.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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While the man was being attacked, the woman used a shopping cart to fend off the suspect and protect the male victim.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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“Waded (in or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waded%20%28in%20or%20into%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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