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tack

[tak] / tæk /


NOUN
short pin for attaching
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Since the market-to-net-asset-value, or mNAV, had dropped from almost three times to one, Executive Chairman Saylor changed tack and began issuing high-yielding preferred shares to acquire bitcoin.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Fuel prices are likely to ease, assuming the cease-fire holds, but airlines will almost certainly keep trying to raise fares and tack on extra charges.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Britain initially refused access to US warplanes but later changed tack, saying bases could be used for "defensive operations."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

That’s the same tack IBM took with its $33 billion acquisition of Red Hat, which became IBM’s default technology to help customers update their software applications, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

I tack the pages to the wall above my bed.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart




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