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grapple

[grap-uhl] / ˈgræp əl /


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Much of the effort also fell on the suppliers of Member’s Mark products, who had to grapple with complex changes, like supplying the new ingredients.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

His stories have often examined how big technology companies and the people within them grapple with the power and impact of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Teacher retention is a challenge successive governments have had to grapple with.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

The gathering aims to grapple with challenges such as climate change, drug crime, and the Chinese test-firing of a ballistic missile in July that landed in the Pacific Ocean.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Despite all that, she still found time to tell us stories, teach us tribal songs and pose riddles for us to grapple with, as we all gathered around the smouldering embers of the brazier.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Albertsons named former eBay and Hewlett Packard chief Meg Whitman to the newly created post of executive chair, as the grocery-store operator grapples with falling sales and cautious consumer spending.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent, likely a result of falling labor supply as the US economy grapples with an aging population and lower net migration.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Jordan grapples with questions similar to those facing its gulf neighbors, all of which rely on the U.S. security umbrella that has exposed their nations to Iranian attack.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Nor will it be any use as he grapples with the country's huge debts, changing demographics or public concerns about immigration.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Athletics has long grappled with the issue of maintaining the interest and excitement which it generates at the Olympics throughout the rest of those four-year cycles.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

“Along with my co-founders and employees, I have grappled with this duality of risk and benefit since the beginning of Anthropic,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

She dealt with fallout and she grappled with the ways the article may have hurt her career more than helped.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

In 2024, Medford High School in Boston grappled with chronic absenteeism.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Directly above them, Festus grappled with the earth goddess.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

"With the new laws trying to get rid of the grappling, Konsa is all over Ballard. You have to be looking at the ball," former England midfielder Karen Carney said on TNT Sports.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

In his post, Amodei urged “building AI at a balanced rate that aims to ensure its safety while still achieving its benefits and grappling with important geopolitical dilemmas.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 12, 2026

And Morissette knows a thing or two about grappling with the condition.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

A new book to explore: Marlon James’ new book, The Disappearers, follows a group of gay men grappling with extreme homophobia in 1980s Jamaica.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

Forgetting that they were already invisible, they shrank into the shadows, staring at the dark outlines of two people grappling with each other ten feet away.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling




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