struggle
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As coral reefs struggle to survive, many sharks are losing their main food source, but humans are to blame for that one.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Maddinson's struggle also points to the wider issue in this Australia side.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
For Walmart, replacing humans with robots is a multibillion-dollar struggle.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The government didn’t hold an absolute parliamentary majority, making legislating a constant struggle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I’m sorry, Reverend Hunt,” I say as I struggle to keep up with his long strides.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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Such reinvention comes with teething problems, as Arsenal's struggles against Brighton showed.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Mr. Anderson covers it all, from Tom Brady’s high-school struggles to the NFL’s infamous $20 million “deflate-gate” investigation, during which the Patriots were accused of cheating, to his difficult divorce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
In the same way that cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to recontextualize their thoughts and feelings to produce different behaviors, writing stand-up requires people to reexamine their struggles and recontextualize them into punch lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Analysts say the deal would be tough to pull off, given the chains’ sizes and current struggles.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
These coalitions play a central part not only during overt struggles for the alpha position, but in almost all day-to-day activities.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Other states have also struggled with executions by lethal injection in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"I've heard my name a whole bunch today," she acknowledged, as the other players struggled to square her behaviour during the mission.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
My poor and hardworking parents struggled through the Depression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Alba Solano told AFP she and her daughter were "nervous" and "very excited" at the prospect of seeing her partner, with whom she had struggled to communicate during the mission.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
He could hear Strong Jonn pulling himself along behind, groaning with the effort as he struggled against the walls that pressed against his broad shoulders.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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Investors are still struggling to figure out the value of companies that own chips with an uncertain lifespan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
This year alone, Hathaway has repeatedly proven her versatility, jumping between gun-toting moms, tortured pop stars and struggling journalists.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Sebastian Guggolz, head of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, said the book trade was struggling with what approach to take.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
There was a noticeable switch in stock-market action on Thursday, when many AI-associated shares fell but recently struggling equities, notably the banks, rallied.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
But after a week of living in her house, I’m struggling to find many flaws.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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