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tackle

[tak-uhl, tey-kuhl] / ˈtæk əl, ˈteɪ kəl /






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But experts suggest that is best way to tackle the problem: be open from the start.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The most effective antipoverty work usually happens when people in local parishes tackle local problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Warren McClendon Jr., a fourth-year pro who started in place of Jackson in the past, has mostly played right tackle, and he is expected to start at that spot now that Rob Havenstein has retired.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The party also wants an annual "national action day" to help "rekindle civic pride" and more action to tackle littering connected to fast food outlets.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

His long black hair swirls around him; his toned but rail-thin arms are a blur as he smacks drumsticks on a box of fish tackle, Dad’s lawn mower, and the snowshoes I never finished making.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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