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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What Happens Next The border crossings were scheduled to reopen at midday Saturday, according to Ruginiene, who said the country’s National Security Commission would meet next week to discuss how to tackle the smugglers.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025 -
Neither left tackle Josh Simmons nor right guard Trey Smith practiced this week.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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More than 735,000 people were evacuated in Cuba as Melissa approached, according to President Miguel Díaz-Canel, while in the Bahamas, preliminary estimates show 1,485 residents were evacuated before all flights were suspended ahead of the approaching storm.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis for a Fox Sports appearance, was caught on video approaching the driver’s door of a large truck by a nearby hotel, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by EW.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The documentary, from filmmaker Xander Robin and Artists Equity, is about an initiative undertaken by the Florida government during which the general public competes in a contest to remove invasive pythons from the Everglades.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Trump has undertaken massive changes within the State Department, including laying off hundreds of employees and cutting foreign assistance.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Dive (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive%20%28into%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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