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grapple

[grap-uhl] / ˈgræp əl /


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Afterward, we were left to grapple with what this bizarre saga had meant.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

She says the use of AI in job applications is a "moral dilemma" that employers and employees will continue to grapple with.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

It’s a welcome savings, he said, especially as his customers grapple with rising gas prices and he sees more high-mileage cars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I’d like to bring forward some of those ideas and that willingness to grapple with those problems.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Whenever she cracked one system, more challenging ones rose to take its place—and day after day, she was forced to grapple with them alone.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Japan has registered a record number of foreigners living in the country this year despite growing anti-immigration sentiment, as the country grapples with problems caused by an ageing and shrinking population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Watching a new Oscar contender: La Bola Negra is a sprawling Spanish epic that grapples with the links between fascism and homophobia.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

But she also grapples with how to use AI.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Kraft and the other analysts at Deutsche Bank made their assessment as the film and TV industry grapples with consolidation, a production pullback in Hollywood and the possible impact of artificial intelligence on entertainment jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Athletics has long grappled with the issue of maintaining the interest and excitement which it generates at the Olympics throughout the rest of those four-year cycles.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Coxon, who previously worked at Anthropic’s competitor OpenAI, noted that OpenAI had not grappled with “the civilizational stakes.”

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

States have grappled for years with how to regulate social-media platforms, such as TikTok and Instagram, that have become incredibly popular among young users.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

In 2024, Medford High School in Boston grappled with chronic absenteeism.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Squealing hysterically, he grappled clear of the sleeping bag, crashed blindly into the wall and bounced onto the floor, almost fainted, and started to cry.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Investors are grappling with the possibility that the copious investment dollars poured into chips and hardware could dry up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

She added: “We are all grappling with how something so devastating could happen at a place that has given generations of families such happy memories.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Investors in Chipotle, which has been grappling with rising labor costs and food-price inflation, appeared less pleased that the deal talk was off: Its shares dropped 3.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

It was set up by Oliver Gardner, who says the first Plan 2 borrowers are grappling with competing financial pressures such as getting on the property ladder and starting families.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The grappling hook hit the tower twice as it bounced back down to the ground.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket


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