grapple
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Halloween candy sales have also gotten off to a slower start this year as Americans grapple with higher prices, the same report noted, with sales down 6.7% in the month ending Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
"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
Instead of caricaturing how firms set prices, the commission should grapple with how the practice actually works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
My hands grapple for the rope at my waist.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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But as the country grapples with a persistent slowdown that doesn’t always show up in government figures, that skepticism is growing louder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
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
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
But she also grapples with how to use AI.
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
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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
Treasury yields gave back early increases and settled just below Friday levels, as investors grappled with volatile oil prices and their potential impact on the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Instead, he grappled with an intensely painful realization—one that would have unsettling relevance to his bitter experience in Vietnam.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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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
Investors are now grappling with the prospect that the period of peak earnings growth has passed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Countries across Europe are grappling with a wave of rising discontent over the cost of living, with weeks of protests breaking out across France this month.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
How I wanted to show her that her questions were so minor compared with what I’m grappling with.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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