scramble
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The scramble for protective glasses has reached fever pitch across Europe ahead of Wednesday's rare total solar eclipse, as pharmacies, opticians and other shops struggled to keep them in stock.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 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
At one fishing spot, a big mama iguana and eight babies scramble into the underbrush; it felt like a scene from “Jurassic Park.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
But he still makes his fair share of on-site repairs for drivers who accidentally sheared off a side mirror or rooftop exhaust fan in their scramble to make it to an event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
We pull into Mama’s usual spot, and I scramble out before Baba even cuts the engine.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government is planning to release thousands of prisoners early this October, as it scrambles to free up space in jails almost at 100% capacity.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
As Big Tech scrambles to build artificial intelligence, demand for compute has far exceeded supply.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
The attacks closed airspace, canceled flights and led to scrambles at the region’s busy airports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
If the phone lines to her parents are cut, she scrambles to find out exactly what districts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Right next to Axel while the dust scrambles its way to the sky.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
Current and former LSU coaches have scrambled to explain how and why the awkward situation unfolded as it did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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
Japanese jets scrambled 595 times in the year to March 31, 2026, including 366 sorties against Chinese aircraft and 214 for Russian planes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
You are, I’m sorry to say, making caviar out of scrambled eggs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Workers scrambled to get the pumping system back online, patching the hoses that could be salvaged and cobbling together any new hoses they could find to replace the ones that could not.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
The number of wealthy Californians scrambling to nab exit options has grown alongside the number of Americans in total, according to the citizenship-by-investment firms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The decision by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund to cut its funding after the season has sent LIV’s executives scrambling to keep it running in 2027 and beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Older adults could be scrambling for new health coverage next year, especially in rural markets that have fewer insurance choices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Less than four hours later, Radomski said she was scrambling to get everyone out as she saw a hill on her property begin to burn.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
He was scrambling away from the creature, but it was moving faster now.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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