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tack

[tak] / tæk /


NOUN
short pin for attaching
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The property is also fully equipped as an equestrian facility, boasting a 3,800-square-foot horse barn, with eight stalls, a tack room, and a hay loft.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Back in 2010, the Netherlands had tried a similar tack against Spain in a World Cup final.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Three of the four said they disliked cold lay repairs and that a properly laid hot fill option, done to the proper depth and with a tack coat emulsion, should last years.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

But he then reportedly reversed tack following calls to One Nation colleagues, asking if he could re-do the answer with the correct policy.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

Anything to break up the monotony of herring, salt tack, and sauerkraut at every meal.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The ending even tacks on a let’s-save-our-hangout rally that could be Velcroed onto any ’80s comedy.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

He added that the decision to wait for it to conclude "tacks on five or six years or more", describing it as "an unwarranted delay".

From BBC May 19, 2026

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,’” MAI’s Grisanti said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 2, 2026

He felt with his thumb in the painted wood of the mantle the pinholes from tacks that had held stockings forty years ago.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Woolery tacked on an extra run on an RBI double in the seventh and Garcia sealed it with another three-run homer to nearly the same spot.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

Meanwhile, Carvana eschews traditional dealer tactics like commissioned salespeople, price haggling and profitable documentation fees tacked onto the transaction.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 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

So the only reasonable charge was violating the city ordinance against disturbing “the peace of others by violent, offensive or boisterous conduct or language,” but that was tacked on later, in February.

From Slate May 4, 2026

“He did a woodcut of this,” Rick said, reading the card tacked below the painting.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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

The shipping companies are also tacking on war and fuel surcharges to some of their routes and scrambling to offer pricier on-land options to their customers.

From MarketWatch Mar. 13, 2026

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

From BBC Oct. 25, 2025

But McNamara needs exoneration, tacking on post-credits the boy’s written response, declaring his VIP guest innocent of pet-care negligence.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2024

It was an honor to be picked for the editorial team, but it was also like tacking a full-time job onto the already-heavy load of being a law student.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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