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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Officers immediately tackled and arrested Kazmierczak, who was jailed on a preliminary third-degree assault charge, police spokesperson Trevor Folke said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026 -
All in all, the show tackles a thoughtful premise — even two people speaking the same linguistic language will need their thoughts translated — and almost got it right but took a couple of tangents after the halfway mark.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Security footage of the incident showed Richardson approaching Coleman from out of the frame and appears to grab his backpack from behind.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The strongest winds are expected near the coast, where gusts could approach hurricane force, or 75 miles per hour, along parts of the North Carolina and Virginia shoreline by Saturday night.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Like any superyacht, Lamima has the capacity to undertake unique missions on an hourly basis.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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The prosecutor said Laurie and her mother undertook several safety measures out of fear, such as removing knives from the home, changing the locks and, finally, pursuing a restraining order against Bushey and taking steps to evict him.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Dive (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive%20%28into%29. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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