came to grips with
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Brent crude prices shot back above $100 a barrel this week as oil-hungry sectors across the world came to grips with a closure that is lasting much longer than originally feared.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
She came to grips with the local pandemic.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024
I came to grips with that reality in August, when my mother died from an unexpected illness.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2023
But O’Neal came to grips with his health when his doctor asked him, according to Men’s Health, a simple question: Do you want to die?
From Fox News • Dec. 17, 2021
One broad-shouldered and bearded man—overthrew all the wrestlers who came to grips with him.
From The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic