grapple
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Much of the effort also fell on the suppliers of Member’s Mark products, who had to grapple with complex changes, like supplying the new ingredients.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Bowen adds that the Chinese have demonstrated "space tug capability", saying: "A vehicle can go up to a satellite, can grapple it and move it into a different orbit."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
But nearly three years later, the economy has yet to recover as Argentines grapple with job losses, now a top concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The gathering aims to grapple with challenges such as climate change, drug crime, and the Chinese test-firing of a ballistic missile in July that landed in the Pacific Ocean.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Real casual, he allows as how if I was to drag a grapple along the bottom, I might hook up on my traps.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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Kim Kardashian grapples with a health scare that hits close to home in a new trailer for “The Kardashians.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
As Greece grapples with a succession of massive wildfires, Theodore Giannaros, a senior wildfire meteorologist at the National Observatory told AFP on Monday the country faced "one of the worst fire crises" in recent memory.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India will deliver its closely-watched monetary policy decision on Wednesday, as the central bank grapples with inflationary risks against the backdrop of economic uncertainties for growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
There is anger and fear, as well as hope and acceptance, exposing the growing anxieties over immigration and social change as Japan grapples with a labour shortage from a shrinking and ageing population.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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His Papa Charles grappled the fish, and Walters held their catch.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Athletics has long grappled with the issue of maintaining the interest and excitement which it generates at the Olympics throughout the rest of those four-year cycles.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Coxon, who previously worked at Anthropic’s competitor OpenAI, noted that OpenAI had not grappled with “the civilizational stakes.”
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
She dealt with fallout and she grappled with the ways the article may have hurt her career more than helped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Her green rhinestone-studded glasses slipped down her fleshy nose as she grappled with a tall triangular package and a stuffed shopping bag.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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But American business owners and policymakers are grappling with a thornier question: Are high energy costs a temporary nuisance to wait out, or a long-term economic reality that calls for price increases right now?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Possibly some sort of close inspection and grappling satellite would be another possibility as well."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
In his post, Amodei urged “building AI at a balanced rate that aims to ensure its safety while still achieving its benefits and grappling with important geopolitical dilemmas.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
And for someone who was grappling with the aftermath of unexpected success, that felt familiar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Using her right hand, she threw the grappling hook as high and as hard as she could, and waited to see if it would catch onto something.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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