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The phrase "addressed themselves" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to individuals or groups who have directed their attention or efforts towards a particular issue or topic.
Example: "The committee addressed themselves to the concerns raised by the community during the meeting."
Alternatives: "focused on" or "tackled".
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German gunsmiths addressed themselves to this problem early in the 16th century.
The Roman Catholics addressed themselves affirmatively to the same problem faced by the Anglican Church: a Bible in the vernacular.
All the soloists, singing from the book but costumed and in a rudimentary staging, addressed themselves honorably to the task.
This movement is not so familiar as, say, the Seventh Symphony, to which both Massine and Twyla Tharp have addressed themselves.
Tawfīq Zayyād, Fadwā Ṭūqān, Samīḥ al-Qāsim, and Rāshid Ḥusayn all addressed themselves to the injustices they saw in Palestinian daily life.
ʿAref Qazvini and Muḥammad Taqī Bahār were among those who left the courts and addressed themselves directly to the Iranian people in revolt.
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The characters frequently address themselves to an unnamed "You".
While characters onstage don't address themselves to God, the Gloria's voices do.
But, as we have said, such considerations address themselves to Congress, not to the courts.
And, unlike the past, these groups are not protecting the rich & powerful, but are addressing themselves to timely issues.
A number of the great works of Western literature address themselves very directly to questions that arise within Christianity.
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