tackle
noun
equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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“The problems and challenges I am tackling are the result of negligence or indifference from public authorities, which goes back several decades. They are structural or even systemic,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2023