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grapple

[grap-uhl] / ˈgræp əl /


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"These are questions that I think the American public needs to grapple with more meaningfully than how we are going to kill people," Maher said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Afterward, we were left to grapple with what this bizarre saga had meant.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 3.6% in 2027, up from 2.8% this year, as older people grapple with higher costs for healthcare, housing and groceries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

OpenAI, which is planning to go public as soon as next year, continues to grapple with other safety issues, such as having its models escape contained environments to hack into other companies and web platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Her income was modest; she made between $25,000 and $30,000 a year, and she now had to grapple with a new bill, health care insurance for her and Megan, something Keith’s job once covered.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Japan has registered a record number of foreigners living in the country this year despite growing anti-immigration sentiment, as the country grapples with problems caused by an ageing and shrinking population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Hunt Transport Services is looking to raise prices as it grapples with a steep increase in costs, the Journal’s Elias Schisgall writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

A fresh approach to the dot plot and the Fed’s broader communication tools is overdue, and the timing is good as the central bank grapples with new and evolving challenges.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Like “The Good Wife,” the series from which “Elsbeth” sprang, “Cupertino” is a legal dramedy that grapples with — or at least exploits — current events and issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

And communities from Albuquerque to Laredo, Texas, have grappled with where to find alternate sources of drinking water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The stock fell again during in 1998 as markets grappled with turmoil over Russia defaulting on its debt and the collapse of hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Character.ai has undergone some leadership changes as it grappled with safety concerns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

His Papa Charles grappled the fish, and Walters held their catch.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Torn pages were flying everywhere as the books grappled with each other, locked together in furious wrestling matches and snapping aggressively.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

Investors are now grappling with the prospect that the period of peak earnings growth has passed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

India's neighbour China has spent years grappling with an ageing population, rolling out measures to encourage younger people to marry and boost births as its workforce shrinks.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Audi is grappling with a market downturn in China, intense competition, U.S. tariffs and higher energy costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The region is also grappling with an Ebola epidemic that has killed nearly 5,000 people.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The man held what looked like two huge rifles with grappling hooks on the ends attached to big coils of rope.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner


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