tackling
Example Sentences
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The following month, Border Patrol agents led by Bovino were on the ground in L.A., tackling car wash workers, arresting street vendors and chasing down day laborers.
From Los Angeles Times
Dorset Council said its crews had worked through the night, "clearing debris and tackling the highest‑risk spots".
From BBC
Building a Better California, in its public disclosure, reported spending $11 million in January to support two ballot measure initiative drives aimed at tackling housing costs in California.
"This remains unacceptable, and tackling these disparities continues to be a priority for this government."
From BBC
By identifying vesicle-associated PD-L1 trafficking as a modifiable driver of immune escape, the research opens a promising new path for tackling resistance to cancer immunotherapy.
From Science Daily
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