tackle
noun
equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing.
was tackling
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past progressiveof tackle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The San Francisco-based company caught my attention and I wrote about it last year, because it was tackling a big problem relevant to the capacity of companies to bring AI agents to scale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
BBC Verify found independently that a number of images of identifiable people were still online on Wednesday, despite the US government stating it was tackling the issue of incomplete redactions the previous day.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun told US officials on Sunday his country was tackling money laundering and the financing of terrorism, days after Washington imposed sanctions on three Hezbollah members.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
Why was tackling such an iconic mystery a good one for the Open-Unsolved Unit?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
Bud turned to his seatmate, a youngster who was tackling the complexities of the eighth grade for the third time.
From The Black Fawn by James Arthur Kjelgaard
