as in dives (into)
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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As the game approaches, that’s when Duran picks up the pace with some Eminem or Mac Miller.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2025 -
The amount of refraction increases so rapidly as the sun approaches the horizon, that its lower limb is lifted more than the upper, distorting the sun's disk noticeably.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
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The 10-episode season (the final episode wasn’t made available), again tackles relevant topics — deep fakes, AI, mergers and a distrust in the media.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 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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“Wades (in or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wades%20%28in%20or%20into%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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