as in has at
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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And like the hairpin turns in the production all across the album, Jah-Monte approaches themes from different angles and pivots without breaking a sweat.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
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Vani Sayeed approaches projects with an artist’s eye and a deep appreciation for design history.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, their teenage daughter, Ezgi (Leyla Smyrna Cabas), is having problems of her own, though the director tackles them in a predictable way that’s sometimes reminiscent of an afterschool special.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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In her latest, A Better Life, Shriver tackles immigration and goes off the rails, which makes this an ideal moment to take stock of her novelistic gifts and ambitions.—
Adelle Waldman,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Dives (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dives%20%28into%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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