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tack

[tak] / tæk /


NOUN
short pin for attaching
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Since the market-to-net-asset-value, or mNAV, had dropped from almost three times to one, Executive Chairman Saylor changed tack and began issuing high-yielding preferred shares to acquire bitcoin.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Fuel prices are likely to ease, assuming the cease-fire holds, but airlines will almost certainly keep trying to raise fares and tack on extra charges.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

He has used the novel tack of publicly proclaiming his lack of independence to enlarge himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Notably, his previous decisions to tack it up to other, prevalent life circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The solution is to dump the thumbtacks out of the box, tack the box to the wall, and stick the candle onto the box.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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