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tack

[tak] / tæk /


NOUN
short pin for attaching
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And to be fair, even investors who have taken a more optimistic tack have acknowledged that tactical buying by hedge funds and other sophisticated investors appears to be doing much of the heavy lifting here.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

In fact, the major central banks were all taking a more conservative tack as they faced questions about how much and how long the war with Iran would boost oil prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Notably, his previous decisions to tack it up to other, prevalent life circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Miliband pushed back against calls to change tack on net zero, arguing the UK needed to get off the "fossil fuel rollercoaster".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

She took another tack to see whether she could raise some spark in him.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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