grapple

Example Sentences

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It was overoptimistic about how many Barbies and other products consumers would want and had to slash prices to move them, even as it grappled with higher costs from tariffs, analysts said.

From Los Angeles Times

What it does less well is grapple honestly with countries’ use of coercion, deterrence and escalation—the forces that now determine many economic outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Through Van Der Beek’s wistful performance, viewers were given a window through which to grapple with betrayal, death, heartbreak and a litany of bad decisions.

From Los Angeles Times

Ford's higher-than-expected tariff bill underscores the volatility automakers continue to face as they grapple with tariff costs and lobby for exemptions from the levies.

From BBC

U.S.-listed shares of BP tumbled 6.4% after the British oil major suspended its quarterly share buybacks as it grapples with weak crude prices.

From Barron's