approached
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Temperatures in the area approached or exceeded triple digits Wednesday, amid a punishing heat wave that is broiling Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
He is approached by an old Army pal, Wild Bill Grimsley, now in charge of shepherding Asian high-rollers around the top-of-the-line Bacchanal casino.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But she said it could mean "it's going to be approached in a way that is rather more reflective of society as it is now".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
At the height of the day’s heat, we approached Sazan.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The lizards watched as Pelicarnassus approached Miel five levels up the jungle gym.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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