approach
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Canada has responded by taking a deliberately blunt approach.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Now, however, U.S. attorneys’ offices are taking a different approach, pursuing prosecutions that could result in prison terms or deportation.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
During their conversation, chief research officer Mark Chen made a curious observation about how the models approach tricky problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Broad approach: An active fund holding a whopping 800 stocks is beating major indexes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
I lock eyes with a half-awake Paloma, who regards my approach with detached interest.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Nearly every line approaches platitude: “You can get lost in the blink of an eye”; “on a clear day you can see forever”; “I think one day I’ll slip away.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A new process called Mosaic approaches negotiations in a more structured format, on six core issues.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It is actually something of an optical illusion, as the options are not getting more expensive as the earnings date approaches; but they are remaining the same price.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
"The sex differences observed in OPA1 responses and obesity susceptibility may help inform the development of obesity treatments that take them into account, as well as future personalized medicine approaches."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
No one has a proper answer, yet as dusk approaches there is a substantial crowd of spectators gathering outside the gates.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Hurricane Lala disrupted travel between Los Angeles and Hawaii on Saturday, canceling flights from LAX to destinations across the islands as the Category 1 storm approached the Big Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Using data from Starboard Maritime Intelligence, a geospatial shipping analysis firm, The Wall Street Journal found that Seeker 8 approached Hengli’s port on Changxing Island on the morning of Jan. 27.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The BBC has approached Department of Health NI for comment.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Clemens Ries, who had recently joined the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry for an internship as he approached the end of his biology degree, took on the challenge.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Later that week I was unpacking a trunk when one of the managers approached me.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Residents in Nagekeo regency, the area closest to the epicentre, raced for higher ground as the sea retreated -- a possible sign of an approaching tsunami, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
His video, which rapidly surged to more than 750,000 views, shows his vehicle approaching an unfinished wooden guard hut with stud walls still visible on the outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Birmingham 2026 organisers said they were "delighted" with ticket sales, which have "far surpassed" their targets with "Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening sessions approaching sell-out, with several other sessions close to capacity".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“S&P 500 shorts are particularly vulnerable, with the aggregate short book completely offside and average per-position losses approaching 4%,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
House prices were still rising, and yet default rates were approaching 4 percent; if they rose to just 7 percent, the lowest investment-grade bonds, rated triple-B-minus, went to zero.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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