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scramble

noun as in mix-up, confusion

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verb as in race; get into position clumsily

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The move, ordered by the government, is aimed at reducing the so-called '8am scramble' to get through to practices on the phone.

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"That World Cup came at the end of a tough Ashes campaign, played in Covid restrictions. To be honest, my brain was a bit scrambled by that point."

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The facility is already available in many practices and is designed to reduce long waits on the phone during the so-called '8am scramble'.

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Instead, there was a scramble for extras chairs as five bounded in.

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In neighbouring Poland, jets were scrambled early on Sunday as Russia hit western Ukraine, the Polish armed forces said.

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