scrambling

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A new wave of wealth from the AI industry results in rents in San Francisco that average $5,500 a month, rivaling New York prices and leaving even well-paid newcomers scrambling for a place to live.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

The closure of the strait had trapped much of the oil and fuel that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq produce, leaving countries in Asia and Europe scrambling for barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

But with Big Tech companies scrambling to build data centers and willing to splurge on memory chips, Apple’s purchasing power no longer goes as far with its component suppliers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

As the stock surged, Wall Street analysts were scrambling to keep up by aggressively hiking their price targets.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

All these clever people at this secret countryside estate, desperately scrambling to solve his machine.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin