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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

But it became a day players probably will never forget, when they came to grips with another trying moment that was bigger than the game they play.

From Washington Post Sep. 2, 2022

It was a mental adjustment that Anthony came to grips with in Portland.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2021

His blood, atavistically effected, pulsed faster until his new creed came to grips with his old emotions.

From The Junkmakers by Teichner, Albert



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