scramble
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The upstart golf league is playing what could be its final tournament ever as executives scramble to find new investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
His splashiest play Thursday was a 37-yard scramble through the middle of the San Francisco defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Grid operators have had to scramble to take power supply offline to make sure the sudden excess of supply doesn’t damage power plants and infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It has also advised caution surrounding glasses being sold online, as the scramble for safe spectacles has prompted eclipse chasers to trawl social media for tips.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
My breath hitches, and the kids fall over one another as they scramble to get away.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Russia and China have also moved closer, with their navies and air forces conducting joint exercises in areas around Japan, promoting frequent scrambles by Japanese jets.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 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
As Big Tech scrambles to build artificial intelligence, demand for compute has far exceeded supply.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
The US is weighing lifting sanctions on some Iranian oil, as it scrambles to contain the impact of its war in Iran on energy markets.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
He scrambles from beneath the desk and stands to pull them up, but his head throbs so intensely, he stumbles.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
A number of people have scrambled for alternative journeys back to Northern Ireland, with one man saying he has spent more than £4,000 to get his family of five home.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Millions of us toggle so frequently between our real lives and the well-curated fantasyland of our social media personas that it’s scrambled our neural pathways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Coastguard aircraft from as far afield as Prestwick and Carlisle have been scrambled to assist in the search alongside a "commercial" search and rescue helicopter.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The fund borrowed heavily to finance its AI bets and scrambled to raise cash last month after several of its holdings plunged, triggering demands from lenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Shadow scrambled away with his tail between his legs.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
Just about 5:45 a.m., some of the building front collapsed, sending firefighters scrambling to get out of the way, video from the scene showed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Executives have since been scrambling to find new investors for a business that has burned cash over the past five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Earlier this year, Main Street Sports Group alerted the NBA, National Hockey League and Major League Baseball that it would cease operations, leaving teams scrambling to cobble together TV coverage for their games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"They were all scrambling at the start saying, 'Don't text me'," Bec joked.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
You could hear them scrambling around inside the metal pot, scrabbling up to escape the steam.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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