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Bitter rivals are forming alliances and executives are having to personally intervene over the scramble for resources to fuel the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

As policymakers scramble for solutions to shore up Social Security’s finances, some are looking to the tax system to find new sources of revenue for the program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

This leads to a scramble for desirable courses, and an anxiety focused on Parcoursup, which many regard as opaque.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Then there is the arena of East Africa, where a new scramble for power is intensifying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

I tried to scramble up, but my petticoat was heavy with mud and water, and the rocks were slippery under my bare feet.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

That’s because as LIV scrambles for cash since losing its Saudi funding, it desperately needs its marquee players like Rahm to stick around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government is planning to release thousands of prisoners early this October, as it scrambles to free up space in jails almost at 100% capacity.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

While the rest of the country scrambles to make a living in a world upended by the digital revolution, its creators revel in lifestyles that make the giddy heights of Versailles appear quaint.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

French carmaker Renault said on Monday it was developing a ground-based drone for military and civilian use as Europe scrambles to boost weapons production in the face of Russian aggression.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

“What? What are you talking about?” he stammers as he scrambles out to face me.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Deep floodwaters in Bangkok drove thousands of residents into shelters as others scrambled to buy groceries or dry out their homes on Sunday after days of heavy rain inundated markets, roads and residences.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Australia wing Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i was then sin-binned as well to leave Australia three men down and replacement scrum-half Morne van den Berg scrambled in to cut the lead to 11 points.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

When the 2023 flood came, his crew scrambled to set up about 30 diesel pumps and sent water flowing onto a vineyard and orchards of almonds, pistachios and olives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

When Bailey scrambled back, he saw a Vanderbilt blitz crash toward him, and went into an absolute panic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

He scrambled up the vine-covered trellis that led to the balcony quite nimbly for an old bowlegged coachman.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

He continued: "With its traditional covert footprint eviscerated by almost 1,000 expulsions since the invasion, the Kremlin's global toolkit is weak. So we see them scrambling to pay criminals to do their bidding."

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Broke, hopeless, searching, frightened,” he says now, “I was absolutely the perfect recruit. They promised me the tools to succeed. When you’re 21, 22 and you’re scrambling to succeed, that’s very appealing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Now fights over how to get more of it—and what projects to give priority to—are sending a powerful industry scrambling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Since the 1980s, psychologist and MIT professor Sherry Turkle has been warning that modern technology is scrambling our ability to live in the real world and feel empathy for fellow human beings.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I’m confused,” I mumbled, scrambling to figure out why.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings