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to start work on energetically
once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom
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Recent Examples of tackles
Where Days of Ash consisted primarily of songs dedicated to activists who died, including Renée Good and Palestinian No Other Land documentary consultant Awdah Hathaleen, Easter Lily tackles more directly personal territory.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Borgli tackles all of it with nuance as well as satirical edge.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Roborock Robot Vacuum and Mop Deals The Roborock Q10 S5+ is a heavy-hitting two-in-one vacuum and mop that tackles stubborn stains and deep carpet debris with a massive 10,000Pa suction and sonic mopping that scrubs 3,000 times per minute.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The pandemic and the two union strikes that hobbled Hollywood in recent years are humorously addressed at the top of the new season, which largely tackles the arrival of artificial intelligence as Valerie agrees to star in a new sitcom written by AI.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
The Starling tackles these challenges with a flexible layout that squeezes in three sleeping areas and a multipurpose living area.
—Adam Williams
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
The approach tackles a long-standing challenge in building reliable single-photon emitters for quantum communication and computing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
Star Jordin Sparks and writer Elise Allen talk about how 'The Pout-Pout Fish' movie adaptation tackles modern parenting and facing your fears.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
The Jets projected core offensive line will include Parham, tackles Olu Fashanu and Armand Membou, center Josh Myers, and guard Joe Tippmann.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Borgli tackles all of it with nuance as well as satirical edge.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Roborock Robot Vacuum and Mop Deals The Roborock Q10 S5+ is a heavy-hitting two-in-one vacuum and mop that tackles stubborn stains and deep carpet debris with a massive 10,000Pa suction and sonic mopping that scrubs 3,000 times per minute.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The pandemic and the two union strikes that hobbled Hollywood in recent years are humorously addressed at the top of the new season, which largely tackles the arrival of artificial intelligence as Valerie agrees to star in a new sitcom written by AI.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
The Starling tackles these challenges with a flexible layout that squeezes in three sleeping areas and a multipurpose living area.
—Adam Williams
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
The approach tackles a long-standing challenge in building reliable single-photon emitters for quantum communication and computing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
Star Jordin Sparks and writer Elise Allen talk about how 'The Pout-Pout Fish' movie adaptation tackles modern parenting and facing your fears.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
The Jets projected core offensive line will include Parham, tackles Olu Fashanu and Armand Membou, center Josh Myers, and guard Joe Tippmann.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackles
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That entrepreneurial mindset continues to shape how Jones approaches Arizona real estate, especially in a market as active and widely discussed as Maricopa County's.—
Connie Etemadi,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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His father is a subject Nagarjuna approaches with both pride and philosophical caution.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Every year, the BLS undertakes a process aimed at providing a near-complete employment count by squaring up the monthly survey estimates with data drawn from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program, which covers about 95% of US jobs.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The board said the Alert Act now addresses its recommendation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems that would allow the pilots to know more precisely where the traffic around them is flying.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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Those sources said the plan addresses Iran's ballistic missile and nuclear programs as well as maritime routes but would not provide any other details including which Iranian officials the proposal was sent to.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Botulism occurs when people eat food contaminated with botulinum toxin, a potent toxin that attacks the body’s nervous system.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Global oil prices have surged as Iran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz and attacks regional energy infrastructure, pushing Brent crude to around $107 a barrel, more than 45 percent higher than before the war began.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Tackles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackles. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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