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cope

[kohp] / koʊp /


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The researchers discovered that disrupting this balance can leave cancer cells unable to cope with DNA damage.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“At the time, it wasn’t at all a career path, it was a way of reassembling my brain so that I could cope with the reality I was experiencing, finding a way to communicate again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Cobolli could not cope with either in the opening exchanges and, while he warmed to the task in the second set, the slow start proved costly.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

For much of the past three years, the country barred new data centers to ensure its electricity grid could cope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Besides, if I can’t handle the idea of walking down a hallway with him, how will I cope with him escorting me in front of the entire town?

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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