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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

As federal prosecutors in New York ramped up their investigation, these executives came to grips with the reality that they could be facing criminal penalties.

From Fox News Dec. 14, 2018

Not a dozen came to grips with the archers.

From Cedric, the Forester by Bernard Gay Marshall



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