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scramble

[skram-buhl] / ˈskræm bəl /




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The league, which denied the claim, was forced to scramble to salvage games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Trailing 7-0 midway through the second quarter, Hurts was forced to scramble out of the pocket on second down for a short gain to the Bears’ 13-yard line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

At 11pm each night, the village switches off its lights, plunging Hanle into darkness as visitors scramble to photograph the now-brilliant galaxy.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

After a last-minute scramble to win over European authorities, Binance’s plans fell apart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I shake my head but scramble inside and zip the tent shut.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

There are psychological reasons behind mad scrambles to buy, though.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

In the first episode, student Daisy scrambles at rush hour to catch a jeepney, the country's most common form of public transport.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 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

Right next to Axel while the dust scrambles its way to the sky.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

That has scrambled the usual buyer playbook for adjusting to higher borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

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 it was announced that he would make a media statement reporters scrambled to hear what he had to say.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

They grabbed hard hats and scrambled under desks to wait it out.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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

The refiners still in operation are racing to supply a market in dire need of diesel, which powers all manner of heavy-duty vehicles and machinery, while also scrambling to procure enough crude shipments to process.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Organizers were scrambling to find Gerwig but she had dashed off somewhere else.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

The health of the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong is a state secret, guarded so tightly that a scratched dinner can send China-watchers scrambling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The reduced crew at Fukushima Daiichi was scrambling to understand and control the situation.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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