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They were tackling how to avoid costume-like shoulder straps when her sister remembered a car magnet she had in the back of her truck.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

The breakout was an embarrassment for Mexican authorities who were trying to prove to the U.S. that they were tackling fentanyl trafficking and head off unilateral American military action against cartels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Elsewhere, more than 1,000 fire fighters were tackling a wildfire in southwestern France early on Tuesday.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

While they were tackling this, Wuepper's research group was working its way through the various countries' policies on forest conservation.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

Everlastingly there was the clank of pumps on board the Apple-treers, and the pumps were tackling the everlasting leaks.

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman