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[uh-dres, ad-res, uh-dres] / əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs, əˈdrɛs /






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He called on the government to explain how it intended to address persistent fuel shortages, frequent electricity blackouts, shortage of essential medicines in public hospitals and difficulties accessing foreign currency.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Of that total, $6 million has come from Aaron Sosnick, a hedge fund manager with a Reno address, who has been pushing for an expansion of the city’s bike lane network.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

This might be because some people don’t realize that there is a variety of annuity investment products, some of which may address their specific concerns about risk, potential returns and time commitments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Professor Kate Sutherland, the study's senior author and a laboratory head at WEHI, said the discovery could help address a longstanding challenge in lung cancer research: finding ways to make immunotherapy effective for more patients.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Two children would be passed out to me through the window, and from there I was to walk with them to an address I’d been given, as I’ve done many times before.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The report also addresses another fear besetting the market of late which is the funding concerns surrounding neoclouds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The letters were sent to addresses including secretary of state offices and related election offices, the bureau said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said in September that his company will not go public this year as it addresses concerns about the technology's safety.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The company told its customers that hackers are in possession of detailed profiles of potentially millions of the company's users - including names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, customer numbers and dates of birth.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

And then my eye fell on the briefcase, stuffed with names and addresses.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

A key issue, the lack of apps optimized for the two-screen interior, should be addressed by top developers quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Scientists have traditionally addressed this problem by adding stains to create greater contrast.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

"That question needs to be addressed, because it's completely false that we no longer need mathematicians."

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The following year, an episode of the long-running US cartoon addressed the controversy surrounding the Indian character for the first time, making a nod to the accusations, but some viewers found it insufficient.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Bill, bill, ad . . . ,” Chip flipped through the stack, sounding more relieved with each letter that wasn’t a plain envelope addressed to him, without a return address.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

In earliest Greece, to thee, with partial choice, The grief-full Muse addrest her infant tongue; The maids and matrons, on her awful voice, Silent and pale, in wild amazement hung.

From The Poetical Works of William Collins With a Memoir by William Collins

Such was the speech which Solon addrest to Crœsus, a speech which brought him neither largess nor honor.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey

While she hesitates, the other cardinal, Campeius, thinking himself addrest by a lady, steps forward.

From Inquiries and Opinions by Brander Matthews

Dearest Heinrich,—The envelope in which this letter goes was addrest in Cambridge, Mass., and expected to go towards you with a letter in it, long before now.

From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by William James

The letter here in part given was addrest by Vespucius to Soderini, the Gonfalonier of Florence.

From Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey

"We are convinced that we have the right long-term strategy addressing these challenges," Samuelsson said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The strategy was on display this week as Le Pen released a video address that bore the hallmarks of a president addressing the nation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Prior to Carney addressing the nation, Canadian media reported the death toll as seven citing unnamed military sources.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

By addressing harmful gut bacteria and restoring the intestinal barrier, researchers may be able to protect the liver through a treatment that acts primarily outside the organ itself.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

He spoke as though he was addressing someone who was trying to sell him a vacuum-cleaner at the back door.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl


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