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muddle through

VERB
manage
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While Buckley and Mescal muddle through a dense script aiming for authenticity, Jupe lives it, delivering every line with a seasoned actor’s veracity.

From Salon Nov. 30, 2025

Big picture: The economy might perk up in 2026 as trade wars fade and new tax breaks kick in, but the U.S. is likely to muddle through to the new year.

From MarketWatch Nov. 25, 2025

The world's finance ministers on their field trip to Washington have had to assume the world economy will muddle through this.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2025

Many companies will muddle through new challenges as they did the pandemic, or surges in interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

“Reshi, you can’t just let them muddle through this on their own.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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