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The Cardinals continued to tack on against the Dodgers’ bullpen, powered by three more home runs, off right-hander Seth Halvorsen, lefty Alex Vesia and lefty Justin Wrobleski, fresh off the injured list.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Sarkis Khoury, head of antiquities at Lebanon's culture ministry, told AFP the war had forced archaeologists to switch tack.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

Plus, the House of Mouse was already changing up its rhetorical tack to mount a fulsome self-defense on free speech and free press grounds.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

After decades of urging families to communicate better and work on their issues together, some therapists are now taking an opposite tack: They’re encouraging estrangement as a means of self-care.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Unbelievably, Kaerva nodded and called for one of the boys to bring a saddle and tack.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

For a company founded by ex-OpenAI executives disaffected with Sam Altman’s business practices, it seemingly has little compunction about the aggressive tacks it’s already taken to shore up its $380 billion bottom line.

From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2026

“Investors are getting down to brass tacks and saying, ‘What do we want to own over the next few months?’”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026

The Georgetown law graduate sharply changed tacks in dealing with his critics, from President Donald Trump on down.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

His plays demonstrate a fierce effort to get down to brass tacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2025

The author seems to realize the problem as he proceeds, so he tacks on such that to signal that he is contrasting the two hypotheses after all.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Just about every supplier has tacked on fuel surcharges to Golden Corral’s bills as diesel prices have shot up this year, Trenary said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

At an election rally in the town of Querfurt, 70-year-old Gerd has tacked a small, frayed German flag to the handles of his mobility scooter.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The bottom half of the order tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the seventh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

To win loan deals in recent years, Ares allowed many borrowers to defer paying cash interest with payments-in-kind, or PIK, that get tacked on to the outstanding loan.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

But without students occupying those desks and their homework tacked on the wall, that empty summer classroom seemed laden with the memory of past students and past learning that took place within those walls.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

Ordinary maneuvers such as tacking and gybing—both of which involve swinging the mainsail from one side of the vessel to the other—are arduous for the solo sailor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Avelo’s base fare averaged $115 last year, so tacking on an extra $30 to cover fuel is noticeable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

While the stock had gained 69% over the course of his bullish call, the downgrade proved premature, with the stock tacking on another 28% in gains since then.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025

"I don't think tacking one way or tacking the other is how we do that."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

With the coming of night, the Sons of Liberty were abroad, tacking up Mr. Adams’s placards.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes