as in to wade (in or into)
to start work on energetically
the first morning back at work was spent diving into the huge pile of e-mails that had accumulated over the previous two weeks
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As a bonus, rangers raffled off fishing poles and tackle for derby participants to use the following day.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026 -
The sad thing is the Dolphins, in a wise effort to build the trenches during the past two years, have used lots of draft capital (left tackle Patrick Paul was a 2024 second-round pick and left guard Jonah Savaiinaea was a 2025 second-round pick) in that area.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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As Farthing was assisting in traffic control, a man approached him from behind and stabbed him in the back, sheriff's office spokesperson Kim Peters said in a news release.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2026
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And now, as the Super Bowl approaches, that pride is about to reach an even bigger stage.—
Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the 2023 recording, Mulready said that the investigation had been undertaken because of an uptick in complaints.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Faced with a void of information, the women decided to undertake their own detective work.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Dive (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive%20%28into%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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