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[skram-buhl] / ˈskræm bəl /




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But it is something to keep an eye on during the scramble for funding to pay for the artificial intelligence-infrastructure buildout.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The scramble shows how the winds are shifting in AI: Wall Street is still ponying up cash, but lenders are raising the bar, even for the industry’s biggest players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

In contrast to the gorgeous monochrome visuals, this is a land that stinks of complicity and delusion — of opportunists desperate to scramble onto the right side of history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble?

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Gene looks her way and the pressure on my chest lets off just enough for me to scramble away to the side.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

The surge comes as the state scrambles to secure electricity for power-hungry data centers and the Las Vegas Strip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

He had no scrambles and just three yards rushing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government is planning to release thousands of prisoners early this October, as it scrambles to free up space in jails almost at 100% capacity.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

In the first episode, student Daisy scrambles at rush hour to catch a jeepney, the country's most common form of public transport.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

She scrambles to her feet, and I hold my arm out.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

Now the cheese is being used as a spread and appearing in recipes for everything from scrambled eggs to ice cream.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

One flight was diverted as a result - ordered to land in France – another was escorted into Rome by Italian air force jets, scrambled for the second time this week.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Since the loss of Russian gas following Moscow's war against Ukraine, Europe's biggest economy has scrambled to find new energy supplies, with worries mounting before the coldest months of the year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

On Wednesday, organizations scrambled to patch newly uncovered bugs that could allow takeover of as many as 70% of the world’s websites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The only sign that anything had happened here was a smudge on the glass wall—probably Jonah’s own fingerprints, smeared against the glass when he’d scrambled out a window.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

She believes these companies are scrambling to lock down funding in a future where the “bank of Nvidia” isn’t there to bankroll the AI trade anymore.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

Voters also approved a host of ballot measures aimed at curbing construction, leaving AI companies scrambling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"When we receive the product, everyone is scrambling to get it," said Dyton Ganiza, operations manager at the Best Oil retailer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

"Farmers were left scrambling in an application window that opened and closed the same day," Renner-Thompson said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Pedestrians would come scrambling from side streets and children would ask their parents to lift them onto their shoulders.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey


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