coping

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Typical ways of coping with declining enrollment including closing schools and reducing the number of employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"I think this is a pretty common coping mechanism for a lot of people" to return to shows they enjoyed in their youth, Kaur said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

She and her siblings believe it was their father's way of coping with the tragedy and keeping Marylyn inside the house.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

In Babies, Steven often uses humour to deflect from what he is really feeling, a coping mechanism that masks the depth of his grief.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

I used my father’s little coping saw to cut them into circles.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman