as in to tackle
to start work on energetically
waded deep into the repair project and didn't come out of it until four hours later enthusiastically waded into his science fair project
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O’Brien tackles these frontiers with relish, but without sacrificing his core identity.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025 -
Today's brainteaser is difficult, with all of the words starting with the same letter, so there's no need to stress if this one's proving too tough to tackle.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Bay revenue should approach $30 million in 2025 with more lead time and people in place to help the sales cycle.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Manager David Moyes is approaching two months in post, and supporters are still waiting for clues as to what will follow once Premier League survival is secured.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Princess of Wales has been undertaking more royal engagements in 2025 having been largely out of the public eye in 2024.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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China has undertaken similar rendezvous and proximity operations to those referenced by Guetlein in the past, but this incident appears to have involved more satellites than others, Victoria Samson, SWF’s chief director of space security and stability, told CNN.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Students have led activism efforts to address societal issues like apartheid, war, climate change and racial inequality.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Food insecurity is a growing issue, and teachers are taking personal responsibility to address it in their classrooms.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
22 Mar. 2025
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By the way, it was attacked from the Pentagon and from the White House as being fake news that this was going to happen and Elon Musk denounced the leak.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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This was a departure from Mourinho and Conte, who both moaned about investment, attacked the club culture, exited unceremoniously, and bad-mouthed them afterward.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Wade (in or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wade%20%28in%20or%20into%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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