grapple
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Chewy said in March it expects pet ownership to continue rising, even as shoppers grapple with inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Calls for bans on data centers or a coordinated slowdown of the technology’s march so society can grapple with its dangers didn’t gain much traction in the early boom years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The chasteness of Nolan’s version bugs me as it’s insulting he doesn’t trust audiences to grapple with this hero’s moral complexity — and I’m gut-sick that he’s probably right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
As much as Madonna might love making music, it never gets easier to grapple with the words inside her heart, let alone release them into the public.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
My hands grapple for the rope at my waist.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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This first installment grapples with the question of whether “we the people” can restore our power to interpret the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Television City, one of the most famous studios in the entertainment industry where generations of TV shows have been created, is expected to hit the market again as its owner grapples with debt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
A coalition of record label and artist groups is pushing streaming giants to label music generated with artificial intelligence, as the industry grapples with how AI is changing the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“The issue is how well it is managed,” Pacala said, noting that “almost every researcher” with outside funding grapples with such issues.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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Investors grappled with a fresh bout of concerns that renewed fighting would snarl oil markets and complicate the Fed’s inflation fight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The shift came as the world's biggest economy grappled with fallout from war in the Middle East, while imports of tech goods linked to the country's data center buildout remained strong.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
"I grappled with what was the best thing to do for me, for the country, for the government," Sir Keir said.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Simón, whose previous features “Summer 1993” and “Alcarràs” also grappled with family matters, follows along with Marina on the way to this anxious meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
A new subspecialty was emerging as scientists grappled with the onslaught of new devices.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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But many of the students who attended the memorial this week, sporting burn scars, are still grappling with their new reality.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Communities across Southern California have been grappling with a proliferation of young riders on electric bikes and motorcycles on city streets, engaging in dangerous maneuvers and, sometimes, engaging police in chases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Referees, for instance, have still needed to stop corners to speak to players who are grappling.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
That is hitting a U.S. economy that is already grappling with price pressures in other sectors, eating into Americans’ paychecks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Across the country, legislators were grappling with whether to regulate cell phone use by drivers.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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