scramble
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The acquisition comes as cybersecurity vendors scramble to expand their AI capabilities, both to defend against threats that use the technology and to safeguard corporate systems increasingly accessed by autonomous AI tools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
They used to have my favorite breakfast in the world: sourdough, soft scramble, prosciutto and Parmesan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
As policymakers scramble for solutions to shore up Social Security’s finances, some are looking to the tax system to find new sources of revenue for the program.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
They can also trigger a scramble for better returns that pushes investors into riskier assets, undermining financial stability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
By the time I scramble to my feet, she’s already in the hallway.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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That’s because as LIV scrambles for cash since losing its Saudi funding, it desperately needs its marquee players like Rahm to stick around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government is planning to release thousands of prisoners early this October, as it scrambles to free up space in jails almost at 100% capacity.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In the first episode, student Daisy scrambles at rush hour to catch a jeepney, the country's most common form of public transport.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
While the rest of the country scrambles to make a living in a world upended by the digital revolution, its creators revel in lifestyles that make the giddy heights of Versailles appear quaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
The man, no longer the focus of their fury, scrambles away, not caring about his BMW or his water; he just wants to get out of this alive.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Domestic airlines have scrambled to find alternative routes for the capital's seven million residents, with recent targeted advertisements highlighting flights from Qassim airport three hours from Riyadh.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Faculty members at a number of institutions told MarketWatch that their computer-science departments scrambled to hire faculty when interest in the major peaked around 2023, and now the departments have a surplus of instructors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Last week, Croatia and Germany both scrambled fighter jets after a commercial flight from the Greek holiday island of Corfu to the German city of Nuremberg accidentally sent out a hijacking alert.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
It’s like a custard rather than scrambled eggs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
She scrambled away from him on her hands and knees, spitting, scrubbing at her mouth.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Investors are scrambling to figure out what it might mean for the economy, and their portfolios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
He continued: "With its traditional covert footprint eviscerated by almost 1,000 expulsions since the invasion, the Kremlin's global toolkit is weak. So we see them scrambling to pay criminals to do their bidding."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Executives and AI companies have called for a slowdown in the technology’s development, and policymakers have been scrambling to add more guardrails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Slate’s Nitish Pahwa talked to psychologist and MIT professor Sherry Turkle about how “modern technology is scrambling our ability to live in the real world”—and what we can do about it.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
Right next to the pancakes is a plate of perfectly crispy bacon, and Sneaky’s mom is scrambling eggs at the stove.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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