approach
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Now, however, U.S. attorneys’ offices are taking a different approach, pursuing prosecutions that could result in prison terms or deportation.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
During their conversation, chief research officer Mark Chen made a curious observation about how the models approach tricky problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
For some sceptics, even inside the UN, there's worry that the Mosaic approach isn't going to work either.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Broad approach: An active fund holding a whopping 800 stocks is beating major indexes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
I didn’t have Samir’s shameless approach of inviting myself into the lives of others.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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The exhibit also approaches issues of gender, through the elaborately decorated 1511 lira da braccio, a bowed string instrument of the Renaissance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
If future research confirms and expands on that connection, understanding how CRH signaling affects OPCs, myelin formation, and brain development could eventually point toward completely new therapeutic approaches.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
It is actually something of an optical illusion, as the options are not getting more expensive as the earnings date approaches; but they are remaining the same price.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Bournemouth rejected a £64m bid from Chelsea for the midfielder last month and made it clear that any further approaches would not be welcomed.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Another huge alligator approaches from the other direction.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Clemens Ries, who had recently joined the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry for an internship as he approached the end of his biology degree, took on the challenge.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
When I first approached the man behind the counter, he had introduced himself as Bill, saying, “I sort of hang around.”
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Among the investment firms Walter’s holding company approached about “deals to raise cash,” according to Bloomberg: the asset management firm owned by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The court heard she had called into the garden for Cookie to get down and Jones had approached her.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
They returned my stares with wide-eyed interest; I noticed, however, that the adults did not look at us but turned their heads away as we approached.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Residents in Nagekeo, the area closest to the epicentre, raced for higher ground as the sea retreated earlier Saturday -- a possible sign of an approaching tsunami, AFP journalists witnessed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
This week, she crunched the numbers for a couple doing well financially — running two businesses — but is approaching 60, when they wish to retire.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
His video, which rapidly surged to more than 750,000 views, shows his vehicle approaching an unfinished wooden guard hut with stud walls still visible on the outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening sessions are approaching sell-out, with several other sessions close to capacity," they added.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Coming around bend, they heard voices approaching on the path, and three rangers carrying rifles came into sight.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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