as in to wade (in or into)
to start work on energetically
the first morning back at work was spent diving into the huge pile of e-mails that had accumulated over the previous two weeks
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Then one angle to be tackled is nostalgia and its danger.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
3 June 2025 -
Lee could be inaugurated as early as Wednesday – and faces a host of issues waiting to be tackled.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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With cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency approaching 300,000, per Challenger, Gray & Christmas, this will be a space to watch closely as unemployment benefits and severance pay run out.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Deadly lightning strikes can occur well ahead of an approaching storm, prior to the arrival of rain and wind.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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Serious Financial Business Many people might be wary of studies undertaken by a PR firm for good reason.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The property purchases by these and other companies were undertaken to enable the companies to own properties for long-term growth and elbow room, some experts believe.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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“Dive (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive%20%28into%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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