struggled
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They finished two games outside the postseason last season and have struggled this year with Plum’s injury and a league-worst defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Shops remained closed, bread was in short supply and Ceuta's annual fiestas have been cancelled as Spain's North African enclave struggled to cope after thousands of migrants poured in from neighbouring Morocco.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Thames, which has struggled for years under billions of pounds of debt, faces being put in a form of temporary nationalisation known as a special administration regime.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In the initial aftermath of the stroke, Walter struggled for months to speak clearly, according to people who interacted with him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
In the chill of an empty classroom in which no one had bothered to light the hearth, the young governess babbled on and on, while Baroness Hoover struggled to stay awake.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
