grapple
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New heated debates are flaring up across the industry as CEOs, researchers and policymakers grapple with what it means to pace the frontier.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
But nearly three years later, the economy has yet to recover as Argentines grapple with job losses, now a top concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Teacher retention is a challenge successive governments have had to grapple with.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The gathering aims to grapple with challenges such as climate change, drug crime, and the Chinese test-firing of a ballistic missile in July that landed in the Pacific Ocean.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Among the first to grapple directly with this question was the Jesuit educator Jose de Acosta, who spent a quarter century in New Spain.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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The appointment comes as Albertsons grapples with falling sales, cautious consumer spending and a need to improve its competitive position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent, likely a result of falling labor supply as the US economy grapples with an aging population and lower net migration.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Air India has appointed a new chief executive as the airline grapples with mounting challenges, including heavy financial losses and the fallout from last year's crash that killed 260 people.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Jordan grapples with questions similar to those facing its gulf neighbors, all of which rely on the U.S. security umbrella that has exposed their nations to Iranian attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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His Papa Charles grappled the fish, and Walters held their catch.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Along with my co-founders and employees, I have grappled with this duality of risk and benefit since the beginning of Anthropic,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The sport has long grappled with the issue of retaining the attention and excitement it generates at the Olympics throughout those four-year cycles.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Court security officers have grappled with dozens of people trying to secure a seat inside 10C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Directly above them, Festus grappled with the earth goddess.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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Utilities, regulators and lawmakers are grappling with how much money to invest to prevent fires—and how to make restitution when their equipment sparks a blaze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"With the new laws trying to get rid of the grappling, Konsa is all over Ballard. You have to be looking at the ball," former England midfielder Karen Carney said on TNT Sports.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
In his post, Amodei urged “building AI at a balanced rate that aims to ensure its safety while still achieving its benefits and grappling with important geopolitical dilemmas.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
And Morissette knows a thing or two about grappling with the condition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In a matter of moments they had disposed energetically of a problem with which Yossarian and Sergeant Towser had been grappling unsuccessfully for months.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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