scramble

Example Sentences

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There’s the “war’s over” trade, and there’s the short-term scramble to trade the two-week cease-fire and buy assets that got beaten up by the war, like airline stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Parents would scramble for child-care options and an alternative for weekday breakfasts and lunches.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But Harare abruptly brought forward the halt by 10 months after it noticed a suspicious scramble by mining firms to rush out production and exports, Mining Minister Polite Kambamura said earlier this month.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The dwindling flows led to a major scramble among Europeans to secure new cargoes from the U.S., crowding out Asian buyers that had no choice but to burn more coal and reduce energy consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Sal calls across to her as I scramble to the ground to get my stuff.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler