scramble
Example Sentences
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By early 2025, GM executives were scrambling to get a read on the U.S. market.
Governments in Asia have been scrambling to bring migrant workers home.
From BBC
Governments are in crisis mode, scrambling to get their hands on whatever energy is available.
Helium users, who mostly lock in supply through long-term contracts, are now scrambling for scarce short-term spot market cargoes, a bidding war that has caused prices to more than double, market watchers say.
The scramble comes after many businesses in the Gulf dropped war-risk cover in recent years to reduce their premiums, brokers said, trusting the region’s reputation as a haven from political turmoil.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
