scramble for
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Their sales remain robust, as other brands falter and scramble for answers, and Alessandro Sartori has led Zegna since 2016, which feels like an entire lifetime compared to the musical chairs at other brands.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“But we sort of missed that moment, and so now here we are kind of in a scramble for how we’re gonna make all of this work.”
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Even Yankees appearances in the World Series—where they appear much more regularly and in a stadium with more than double the Garden’s seating capacity—can’t match this scramble for seats.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The boom has caused alarm among environmentalists who fear the scramble for critical minerals -- and the precious dollars they inject into Argentina's economy -- could endanger water supplies.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
I scramble for the stereo, hitting several buttons all at once.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
