as in to address
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
coped with the latest foul-up gracefully
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On how the Oscars will address the recent L.A. wildfires and the first responders who took them on… The theme of the show is really collaboration and community.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025 -
High-profile visits have been orchestrated before to address the public's concerns, according to the Mint's website.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the Oval Office on March 6, Trump was asked what department or agency would handle student loans if the Department of Education was dismantled.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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This presented a challenge that Pakistani officials say the country was unprepared to handle.—
Betsy Joles,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
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But they had been manipulated by homeowners and businesses, and used to block all kinds of new construction.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Editing concerns truly manipulating an image, making changes to particular areas, and adding content like text, shapes, or other images on top of the original.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 2025
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Readers create characters that have specific abilities and have to manage inventory during the story.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Netanyahu, for his part, managed to survive beyond both of those presidencies and is still very much on the political scene today.—
Tevi Troy,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Skye said that the older Reeves treated her kindly.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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The wrong way to go about things is to treat innovation as an initiative, something to launch when market pressures mount.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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On Monday, the U.S. took another step toward thawing relations with Russia by weighing whether to lift sanctions on some Russian entities and individuals.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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By this point, Brody is sitting too; Chapman stands to take a picture of him and his parents on the couch across from Madison’s.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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During the meeting, Trump berated Zelensky, accusing him of insufficient gratitude for U.S. military support and pressuring him to negotiate a peace deal with Russia under terms dictated by the Trump administration.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Cole has argued Republicans are not bound to an agreement negotiated by two men no longer in office.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Cope (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cope%20%28with%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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