as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
grabbed my fishing tackle and headed out early one morning
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as in to undertake
to start work on energetically
once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Arturo Arguello recorded 16 tackles, including six for losses, in a win over Sotomayor.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
School programs like Ashwaubenon’s help tackle those big stresses that may keep students from attending.
—Nadia Scharf, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Tampa Bay edge rusher Yaya Diaby has 31 pressures (10th) but he will be limited by right tackle Jawaan Taylor, who ranks 17th in pass blocking efficiency.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Arturo Arguello recorded 16 tackles, including six for losses, in a win over Sotomayor.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
This versatile liquid, which is probably already in your kitchen cabinet, is great for cutting through grease, removing stains, neutralizing odors, and tackling a variety of household tasks, like making the bathtub sparkle.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
School programs like Ashwaubenon’s help tackle those big stresses that may keep students from attending.
—Nadia Scharf, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
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Harris could not even bring herself to say that a person with full male equipment, should not be competing against women in sports.Richard Stacy, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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The threat of fire starts is so severe that two of the state’s power providers cut off power to thousands of Californians to prevent electrical equipment from sparking flames.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Multiple security officials across Europe describe a threat that is metastasizing as Russian agents, increasingly under scrutiny by security services and frustrated in their own operations, hire local amateurs to undertake high-risk, and often deniable, crimes on their behalf.Tara John, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Usually, this data training is undertaken by scanning vast amounts of text found on the Internet, including essays, stories, narratives, poems, and so on.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Customers can expect markdowns on tech gadgets, household essentials, kids’ toys, travel gear, and cosmetics.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Dry Fire and Review Shot Placement in the Stand Pulling triggers on a roomy bench at the range is already awkward for a new hunter; trying to do that while juggling gear and bulky layers in a blind or tree stand compounds it.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
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Storm Rafael is expected to approach the U.S. later in the week.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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In the Walmart parking lot, Damaris McDee, 67, a volunteer with the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, joined other canvassers approaching people near a crawfish restaurant and a health center.Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Alegre, addressing his first analyst call for TelevisaUnivision this week, said a priority will be bringing the group’s operations in the U.S. and Mexico closer together.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Employers are generally aware of this trend, and adding new benefits to address it.BYEmma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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All of the young brothers that call Louis Armstrong a ‘Tom’ and all that stuff.August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Juliette’s stuff, yeah, there are some changes.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Musk, whose growing political apparatus has already proved its mettle, will gain more than just an ally in the White House.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Kirk’s apparatus has gone from a conservative youth-outreach organization to an all-encompassing right-wing empire—one that has cultivated relationships with influential conservative faith groups, built a powerful media arm, and hosted rallies for Trump and other top Republicans.Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ukraine has allegedly repeatedly attacked this air base with drones, including as recently as mid-September.William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the run-up to the election, Trump has regularly attacked the media.Kristen Holmes, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Tackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackle. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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