cope
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“I don’t know. It was a cope, in hindsight.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
When he was made redundant, he set up a coaching company, NewDay, which helps people cope with the stress of handling distressing material.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
"These numbers represent children whose parents cannot afford nutritious food and families whose ability to cope has been worn down by years of conflict, economic hardship, drought and other shocks."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Victimized museums are often compelled to cope by closing indefinitely or reopening with fewer treasures on view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The world has been taught to be scared of him, but the reality is that he is scared of the world because he has none of the tools necessary to cope with it.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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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
I wanted to see how she copes with the unmasking of perhaps a version of the gay experience that she’s gathered over time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
But if he gets a chance, it will be instructive for United's coaches to see how he copes with senior opponents.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
While the monks composed chronicles, the nuns embroidered copes; and those who sought the gift of a manuscript from the monasteries, sought only the gift of needlework from the nunneries.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
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
Chapman told Dr. Oz that he’d coped with the news by acknowledging it was “a scary situation” but deciding to “face it one way or another.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
It’s incredible that these young pilots coped with such extreme conditions and survived.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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"The task ahead is to move from coping to rebuilding, restoring fiscal space, and rebuilding supply-side resilience."
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Parry said: "Farmers are coping with climate change, change in government support and requirements, high input costs, the changes to inheritance tax relief on farms along with many other things."
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 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
Scholars like Dieter Declercq, author of “Satire, Comedy and Mental Health,” have connected stand-up to cognitive coping mechanisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Psychologists have long observed that when people feel hopelessly stigmatized, a powerful coping strategy—often the only apparent route to self-esteem—is embracing one’s stigmatized identity.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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