scrambles

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As Big Tech scrambles to build artificial intelligence, demand for compute has far exceeded supply.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

The director, Ciarán O’Reilly, keeps the dramatic and comic fires fueled as the play, which runs just 80 minutes, scrambles toward a conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

If the phone lines to her parents are cut, she scrambles to find out exactly what districts.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Three Herbert scrambles and an incomplete pass later, and the Chargers were skulking off the field pointless, and the Patriots had a huge emotional lift.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Eventually, the mini chains are attached to bigger chains, as poor Michael scrambles around, desperately trying to keep up with the count.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman