I think that's a strength for the players, because they're not afraid to approach me and broach a subject.
Bao Pu, a publisher in Hong Kong, said party leaders had rejected the manuscript, presumably because it broached a subject that remains taboo here.
— Behind the closed door of a private study room in their campus library, three members of the College Republicans broached a subject that had become taboo among many of their friends: whether their club should publicly support Donald Trump.
Douglas R. Forrester's Senate campaign broached a subject today that the Republicans have been toying with since former Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, 78, joined the race three weeks ago: Mr. Lautenberg's age and mental agility.
Jews have been deeply divided in their response to the proposal, and some rabbis are reluctant to broach a subject that might split their congregations — or seem to violate the holiness of the occasion.
It was rare for Obama to directly broach a subject that has caused him more political problems than benefit, but this was not another Obama race speech or his off-the-cuff comments about the arrest of a black Harvard professor in 2009.
With any luck this may mean that, after next tackling middle age and retirement, this comic actor, who has made a career out of variations on the modern man-child, might soon be headed toward the great big cinematic beyond, thereby putting an end to his attempts to broach a subject profoundly unsuited to his talents: adulthood.
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, has scheduled a visit to Iran later this week and is expected to broach a subject high on the agenda of American commanders here: the allegation that Iran is supporting the insurgency in Iraq with men and weapons.
