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grapple

[grap-uhl] / ˈgræp əl /


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New heated debates are flaring up across the industry as CEOs, researchers and policymakers grapple with what it means to pace the frontier.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Treasury yields lost steam after reaching multiyear highs on Monday as investors grapple with the prospect of rising borrowing costs amid volatility in energy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

Though the exhibition intended to grapple with Galliano’s fall from grace and create a necessary dialogue about the limitations of artistic reverence, the dissent was too strong.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Despite all that, she still found time to tell us stories, teach us tribal songs and pose riddles for us to grapple with, as we all gathered around the smouldering embers of the brazier.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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

The appointment comes as Albertsons grapples with falling sales, cautious consumer spending and a need to improve its competitive position.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Devastating fires have also burned this summer in Spain and France as Europe grapples with drought and record high temperatures.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Air India has appointed a new chief executive as the airline grapples with mounting challenges, including heavy financial losses and the fallout from last year's crash that killed 260 people.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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

In 2024, Medford High School in Boston grappled with chronic absenteeism.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

I learned he had grappled with identity questions too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Communities across the country have grappled with the rapid spread of data centers, which house the equipment powering AI and computing systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

He twisted up in a lithe spring and grappled with Iofur, whose armor had been damaged by the collision and who couldn’t easily raise his head.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Students, parents and higher-education experts are grappling with AI’s impact on campus.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

When you’re talking with Chevron’s CFO, you first ask the question so many business leaders are grappling with.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Brazilian scored an early takedown and sought to keep the champion on the mat, attempting to turn the fight into a grappling and ground-and-pound battle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

"With the new laws trying to get rid of the grappling, Konsa is all over Ballard. You have to be looking at the ball," former England midfielder Karen Carney said on TNT Sports.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Forgetting that they were already invisible, they shrank into the shadows, staring at the dark outlines of two people grappling with each other ten feet away.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling




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