scramble

Example Sentences

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Earnings are more critical than ever to the stock market’s performance as investors scramble for clues on how the Iran conflict may be impacting the economy, said Empower’s Norton.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

But Harare abruptly brought forward the halt by 10 months after it noticed a suspicious scramble by mining firms to rush out production and exports, Mining Minister Polite Kambamura said earlier this month.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

It has conquered Silicon Valley, jolted Wall Street and even managed to scramble Anthropic’s fiercest rival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Oil prices have vaulted past $100 a barrel after weeks of intensifying tensions with Iran, setting off a scramble in Washington and across global energy markets to contain the surge.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The second bell rings, and I scramble to find a pencil to write down the details.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy