cope
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However, O'Leary said that fares would have to rise next year to cope with rising fuel costs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The world often feels like it’s turned up to 11 and the behaviors common among autistic people help us cope.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
An ape capable of eating a wider range of foods would have been better equipped to cope with those fluctuations.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
More structural changes are needed to help residents cope with extreme heat, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
He wasn’t certain how much the presence of the water might change things, and present all kinds of obstacles they had not yet had to cope with.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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Mosher copes by working a relentless schedule and filling whatever time remains with projects around the house, “anything to stay busy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
He too copes with blackouts, water shortages, a lack of farming supplies and ever-rising prices.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Since his mom was diagnosed with cancer at 83, Regis has pivoted to acting as what he calls a “capital C caregiver,” as she copes with treatment.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
So the researchers are planning trials where one person is vaccinated and then deliberately infected to see how their body copes.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Alone and unaided, Pilot Travers copes with the invisible foes who have struck down America's great engine of war.
From Raiders Invisible by Desmond Winter Hall
Asked how Badenoch coped with threats to her safety, she replied: "it's really tough, but you just have to get on with it".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
U.S. airlines and their global peers coped by tweaking capacity, generally cutting down on less popular and profitable flights, and charging more for checked bags and other fees.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
"I didn't grow up with AC," said the Frenchman from the Mediterranean city of Nice, who said his family coped using fans.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The athleisure company has coped with negative commentary and disappointing product launches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Instead, we coped, as all Jews in the ghetto tried to do.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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This year's Bonfire Night will see police coping with two further challenges - both in Scotland's biggest city.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
But ARM borrowers tend to have higher net worths and likely won’t have trouble coping with the payment increase, according to Andy Walden, head of mortgage and housing market research at Intercontinental Exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
"The task ahead is to move from coping to rebuilding, restoring fiscal space and supply-side resilience."
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The star noted that she had been trying her best to not break down in public, instead coping with her emotions behind closed doors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Either I’m finally going senile, or else it’s my mind’s way of coping with being entirely unchallenged in the present.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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