tackle
noun
equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing.
are tackling
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present progressiveof tackle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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More than 600 firefighters are tackling the blaze from the air and ground, working in “incredibly steep and difficult terrain,” Beyer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Firefighters are tackling a large blaze which broke out at a historic building on Edinburgh's Princes Street in the early hours.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Now a group of 19 prison systems are tackling the problem with digital tools and artificial intelligence in some cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Act's illegal content duties, which took effect in March 2025, require so-called user-to-user services like messaging apps and social networks to prove they are tackling "priority illegal content".
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
"That is simply because we are on work which we are tackling practically in the fashion you dictated," Horlock pointed out.
From Nobody's Man by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
