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coping

[koh-ping] / ˈkoʊ pɪŋ /


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The strategy to focus on the most popular merchandise can help cut costs and simplify sprawling supply chains at a time when companies are coping with new U.S. tariffs and surging transportation costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Nepal appealed Friday for international financial assistance, but said it was coping without foreign rescue teams.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

His trademark quips are a coping mechanism for his insecurity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

"Now over 50% the people who come to us are from the police and a few from the other emergency services as well. They're just not coping."

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Psychologists have long observed that when people feel hopelessly stigmatized, a powerful coping strategy—often the only apparent route to self-esteem—is embracing one’s stigmatized identity.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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