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grapple

[grap-uhl] / ˈgræp əl /


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"These are questions that I think the American public needs to grapple with more meaningfully than how we are going to kill people," Maher said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Afterward, we were left to grapple with what this bizarre saga had meant.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 3.6% in 2027, up from 2.8% this year, as older people grapple with higher costs for healthcare, housing and groceries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Its results show the enduring demand for medical treatment, as other industries grapple with consumers tightening spending because of higher fuel and other costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

In most martial arts schools, you are taught how to punch or chop or kick, how to grapple or use holds or escape them.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

Japan has registered a record number of foreigners living in the country this year despite growing anti-immigration sentiment, as the country grapples with problems caused by an ageing and shrinking population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

BANGKOK—Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh addressed world financial leaders in Bangkok as the global economy grapples with high energy prices and rising borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

A fresh approach to the dot plot and the Fed’s broader communication tools is overdue, and the timing is good as the central bank grapples with new and evolving challenges.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Like “The Good Wife,” the series from which “Elsbeth” sprang, “Cupertino” is a legal dramedy that grapples with — or at least exploits — current events and issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Canada has grappled with challenges to its unity before.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The stock fell again during in 1998 as markets grappled with turmoil over Russia defaulting on its debt and the collapse of hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Character.ai has undergone some leadership changes as it grappled with safety concerns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

His Papa Charles grappled the fish, and Walters held their catch.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Instead, he grappled with an intensely painful realization—one that would have unsettling relevance to his bitter experience in Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Investors are now grappling with the prospect that the period of peak earnings growth has passed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Audi is grappling with a market downturn in China, intense competition, U.S. tariffs and higher energy costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Countries across Europe are grappling with a wave of rising discontent over the cost of living, with weeks of protests breaking out across France this month.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

So I think we’re really grappling with just how far will this demand carry us in the marketplace.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

When I fall into the life of someone grappling, I have to mirror their strength, and sometimes surpass it, because I am less prepared.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan


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