The phrase "addresses something" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a topic or issue that is being dealt with or considered in a particular context.
Example: "The report addresses something that has been a concern for many stakeholders in the community."
Alternatives: "tackles an issue" or "deals with a matter".
"If it addresses something they're angry about, like executive compensation, fine.
But each reply also has a handwritten note, which addresses something specific the child – or adult – has mentioned in their letter.
Most, too, were unafraid to give their names and addresses – something she felt few Germans would have done 20 or 30 years ago.
Mr. Capriglione, a freshman, came to Austin with what seems like an idea born in a high school civics class: write a piece of legislation that addresses something of concern to the voters who elected you.
"Finding Purpose After Living With Delusion" ("Lives Restored" series, front page, Nov. 26) addresses something many psychiatrists, including me, who trained years ago know: psychotic symptoms are not just "biological," and there is meaning behind them.
Wong addresses something else, which has remained virtually unexplored, not just in comedy but in pop culture at large: the terrifically hard-core female experience of reproduction — the part that comes after the sex that so many women have already publicly declared they want.
'Men's Lives' addressed something terribly important to this area".
"Do you address something head on and risk making it a mainstream phenomenon?
The president, who attended the breakfast with his wife, Michelle, also addressed something he rarely speaks about: his citizenship.
She said: "I'd really like to address something that is weighing very heavy on my heart.
Fair play to Fraser for using humour to address something very raw: some will find her story affecting.
