grappling

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But Oceanwide is grappling with the fallout from a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a recent voyage that included stops to remote islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

More than 18 months on, the dad-of-two is still grappling to understand the life he says he lived while unconscious, including his wife having twins and moving to a large lakeside house.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Those real risks, she said, include workforce disruption, data privacy and infrastructure security -- concerns that Cohere's enterprise customers in financial services, healthcare and government are actively grappling with.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Eight years into the sports-betting craze, the industry is still grappling with the simple idea of what a “sports wager” actually is.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

The only outward signs of his disease, though, were the tremors in his hands and an occasional grappling for the right word.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz