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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Candidates Bobby Mehan, Carolyn Roddy and Josh Tolbert each promised during the Atlanta Press Club debate to ensure grid reliability and tackle costly bills, but one delivered a bold promise should he be elected in November.—
Kristi Swartz,
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Following their engagement in October 2010, Prince William and his then-fiancée, Kate Middleton tackled her first royal duty as a team.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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GasBuddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan posted to X Thursday that some parts of the country are starting to approach new all-time records for gas prices.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The human cost of finding and exploiting bugs may approach zero, but fixing them won’t.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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Eco effort Le Negresco has undertaken a concerted effort to become more sustainable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Equity consultants instructed schools to undertake a program of healing, beginning with staff members of color, who bore the trauma inflicted by not only their school but also their country.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Dive (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive%20%28into%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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