coping

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Typical ways of coping with declining enrollment including closing schools and reducing the number of employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"I think this is a pretty common coping mechanism for a lot of people" to return to shows they enjoyed in their youth, Kaur said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Hairy Bikers star Si King has opened up about his love of food, family life, meeting his "best friend" Dave Myers and coping with grief.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Lynne Littman’s 1983 film, now available in a 4K restoration from the Criterion Collection, stars an Oscar-nominated Jane Alexander as the mother of a family coping with the effects of nuclear war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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