tackling

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Tackling the criminal networks behind people smuggling remains a top priority and the NCA is devoting more resources to it than ever, says the agency's deputy director Dan Cannatella-Barcroft.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Tackling my next deck, “Boundaries Make Jobs Clear,” I learn that parents’ jobs include boundaries and validation; children’s jobs are expressing desires and feelings.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Tackling retail sprawl has also been an early priority for de Meo as he seeks to reshape the group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"Microplastics are undermining this natural shield against climate change. Tackling plastic pollution is now part of the fight against global warming."

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026

Tackling well below the waist is taught, but it is a foul to tackle below the knee.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various