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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 tackling
Professor Miller and the Whittle Lab are tackling some of these issues.
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Measures such as anonymous reporting channels, practical training and comprehensive policies are critical to tackling workplace violence.
—Jason Walker, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
All of this said, those of us who are clear-eyed about the hurdles to truly tackling the federal budget shouldn’t succumb to cynicism.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024
That approach focuses on tackling everything from energy security, research and development, technology, and infrastructure by incentivizing private sector co-investment through subsidies and tax credits.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Measures such as anonymous reporting channels, practical training and comprehensive policies are critical to tackling workplace violence.
—Jason Walker, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
All of this said, those of us who are clear-eyed about the hurdles to truly tackling the federal budget shouldn’t succumb to cynicism.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024
That approach focuses on tackling everything from energy security, research and development, technology, and infrastructure by incentivizing private sector co-investment through subsidies and tax credits.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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His clinic inspired the doctor to create a simplified but effective skincare regime with products that optimise skin health, addressing all key skin concerns and age-optimising the complexion.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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By addressing these challenges head-on, entrepreneurs can safeguard their legacies, foster stronger family relationships, and set the stage for sustainable business growth.Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, the company is undertaking large scale growth projects, making significant progress with the commissioning of the Vargem Grande 1 project’s wet processing operations in September, one month ahead of schedule.Trefis Team, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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If a fake time limit is being used, that’s often frowned upon by insiders who would shame those developers undertaking such an unseemly route.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The moves sparked a wave of opprobrium from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which accused Israel of attacking Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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It was inspired by the Central Park Five, the name given to the Black and Latino teen-agers who in 1989 were wrongly accused of attacking and raping a white woman in Central Park.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Tackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackling. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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