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grapple

[grap-uhl] / ˈgræp əl /


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“I’d like to bring forward some of those ideas and that willingness to grapple with those problems.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

New heated debates are flaring up across the industry as CEOs, researchers and policymakers grapple with what it means to pace the frontier.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Bowen adds that the Chinese have demonstrated "space tug capability", saying: "A vehicle can go up to a satellite, can grapple it and move it into a different orbit."

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

And because I knew of no way to grapple with this thing, I felt doubly cast out.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Kraft and the other analysts at Deutsche Bank made their assessment as the film and TV industry grapples with consolidation, a production pullback in Hollywood and the possible impact of artificial intelligence on entertainment jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

Experts say the abrupt about-face on California’s once-heralded nuclear exit reflects a broader trend as the state grapples with an electricity future almost no one saw coming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 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

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

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

His Papa Charles grappled the fish, and Walters held their catch.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Treasury yields gave back early increases and settled just below Friday levels, as investors grappled with volatile oil prices and their potential impact on the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The sport has long grappled with the issue of retaining the attention and excitement it generates at the Olympics throughout those four-year cycles.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

I learned he had grappled with identity questions too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Stiff, crooked fingers that grappled clumsily with Krimpet wrappers curled naturally around the shape of a baseball.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

While Western tourists had begun to come to Shangri-La decades earlier, the domestic tourist boom began after Covid-19-era lockdowns left China’s growing middle class grappling for a sense of escape and meaning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The dynamic between Leo, who runs a bar filled with young queer and trans employees, and Clive, whose teenage son is grappling with his own sexuality, required true intensity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Those affected can wait years for diagnosis, and there is no cure - meaning women are left grappling with debilitating pain that can affect their relationships, work, education and mental health.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

In addition to grappling with the loss of state money for Flock cameras, some local officials face a financial hit because vehicle authority grants are given as reimbursements.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

I scudded like an autumn leaf, grappling with thin air.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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