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The phrase "addressed itself" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that has directed its focus or attention towards a particular issue or topic.
Example: "The report addressed itself to the concerns raised by the community regarding environmental impact."
Alternatives: "focused on" or "turned its attention to".
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The piece addressed itself squarely to the art world, among other audiences.
Of course rock has long addressed itself to the emotionally wounded teenager.
It also addressed itself to "three imaginary readers": the generalist, the expert and the student.
The letter addressed itself to what the manager called "specific examples of your failure to perform at an acceptable standard".
At the same time, and this is the measure of its achievement, it addressed itself without condescension to the layman.
Set in the school he taught in, his book addressed itself to issues of race and class.
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"The international community must address itself to solve without delay the Arab-Israeli conflict".
Keep going, and that budget deficit should start to address itself.
It's to this need that cinema seems to be addressing itself.
It therefore addresses itself to love's opposites, which are hate and death.
The film does not, however, address itself to any larger social context.
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