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wade in

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  1. Also, wade into. Plunge into, begin or attack resolutely and energetically, as in She waded into that pile of correspondence. This idiom transfers entering water to beginning some action. [Mid-1800s]

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Wade in a forthcoming memoir, per a report from CNN.

From Salon

Baker played a villain in the 1987 James Bond movie “The Living Daylights,” featuring Timothy Dalton as Bond, and then CIA agent Jack Wade in two Bond films starring Pierce Brosnan: “GoldenEye” in 1995 and “Tomorrow Never Dies” in 1997.

From Los Angeles Times

The firm's collapse followed the closure of Dudson in 2019, Wade in Longton two years ago and Johnsons Tiles in 2024.

From BBC

World champion Luke Littler won the UK Open for the first time with a stunning 11-2 victory over James Wade in Minehead.

From BBC

Wade in 2022, Choice DAO emerged as a powerful example, coordinating community and capital in the fight for reproductive access.

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