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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
approach .
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Examples
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When the end of his term approached he threw his influence in favor of the nomination of Mr. William H. Taft,
Theodore Roosevelt Edmund Lester Pearson 1908
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As the end of the term approached, she had written very little, and for the first time in her life, she faced the prospect of failure.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Intelligentsia National Production Manager Sean McMahon tells the A.V. Club that the label approached the coffee company just to tell them how much they liked Intelligentsia's product, and the relationship grew from there.
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Yeah, as the end of his term approached they started to ditch him, but they're neocons.
Sadly, No! 2008
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Revenue shortfalls during the first two and a half years of his term approached $6 billion, forcing him to cut spending and scrap some campaign promises.
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The crossing lights came on, barricades dropped and the train approached and slowed at the Tualatin stop.
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As Martin approached the disrupted field he was taken aback by the beauty he beheld, for as long as the web had lasted, perhaps the last 300 years, and as long as he had Crawling it, he had never before seen such intense light.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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The basic question approached is as follows: "Was the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council a rupture or was it in continuity with the liturgical tradition of the ages?"
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Given the revelation that Brown fought for a golf course over the rescue worker aid, ThinkProgress again approached Brown for comment today:
Think Progress » Brown stands by supporting a tax-subsidized golf course over 9/11 rescue workers. 2010
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Steve Martin approached his stints as Oscar host in 2001 and 2003 like a guy who had taken a religious vow not to pander or suck up to his audience, both the star-studded one inside the Kodak Theater and the millions tuning in globally.
Steve Martin: The bone-dry humor in his Oscar past just needs a little gravy | EW.com 2009
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