- present participle of tackle.
tackling
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It also contends that its messaging and image-sharing apps should not have to face additional requirements under the OSA, such as tackling paid-for fraud ads.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In her statement, Somerville said tackling poverty was at the heart of the Scottish government's plans for public service reform including tailoring services for individual needs in an approach known as "whole-family support".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Sefcovic said the EU wanted to deliver on three main objectives including tackling export surges from China to the bloc's market, especially in critical sectors, and increasing exports from Europe to China.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The next few years will be marked by BMW’s ability to deliver financial targets in a rapidly evolving automotive market, but the company is tackling all the right strategic topics to improve overall performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Her pregame instructions were spare: no cussing, and no tackling from behind.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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Observe the rattling of the tacklings, and see the sheets that fasten the mainsail behind; the force of the wind puts them upon the stretch.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Peter Anthony Motteux
But as soon as I got word what happened I bade Ralph to put the tacklings on the ass.
From New Irish Comedies by Lady Gregory
"Here he lingered and cast off his tacklings and gave me his last kiss."
From Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch
The friends of France our shrouds and tacklings?
From King Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare
See how her sayles be rent, her tacklings worne, Her Cable broke, her surest Anchor lost: Her Marryners doe leaue her all forlorne, Yet how shee bends towards that blessed Coast!
From Minor Poems of Michael Drayton by Cyril Brett