cope
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"They will do the rewetting work for us... we should look to nature to help us cope better," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Colombia has activated a national network to offer counseling, both online and in person, to help people cope.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Households could reduce spending temporarily to rebuild their savings after drawing down their bank accounts earlier in the year to cope with another burst of inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
How did you cope during those difficult moments?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I couldn’t cope in badinage with the worthy Thomas, but I thought I knew a surer way to his heart, so I said:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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The 42-year-old says he copes with his trauma by sharing his story with other victims and the public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Since his mom was diagnosed with cancer at 83, Regis has pivoted to acting as what he calls a “capital C caregiver,” as she copes with treatment.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
And even if they are technologically successful, they can only be successful financially if they suppress competition and the economy copes with macro disturbances well.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
I asked how his family copes with his job.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
Here also is a cope-chest of the usual shape, which allows the copes to be put away with only one fold.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Percy Dearmer
Network Rail will face scrutiny for how its systems coped and responded to the outage.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
U.S. airlines and their global peers coped by tweaking capacity, generally cutting down on less popular and profitable flights, and charging more for checked bags and other fees.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
"I didn't grow up with AC," said the Frenchman from the Mediterranean city of Nice, who said his family coped using fans.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Chapman told Dr. Oz that he’d coped with the news by acknowledging it was “a scary situation” but deciding to “face it one way or another.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Emma and Charles coped with Annie’s death the best they could—both together and separately.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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He said firefighters were working in gear designed to protect them from external heat, as well as coping with the scorching temperatures of the blaze itself.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Now he’s driven to help others coping with violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
"The children are the most stressed. They think the fire is going to burn down the house, but we're coping," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
As a coping mechanism later on, her daughter, now 10 years old, would ask the teacher for permission to take bathroom breaks, time she would then use to take a walk through the hallways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Psychologists have long observed that when people feel hopelessly stigmatized, a powerful coping strategy—often the only apparent route to self-esteem—is embracing one’s stigmatized identity.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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