grapple

The gathering aims to grapple with challenges such as climate change, drug crime, and the Chinese test-firing of a ballistic missile in July that landed in the Pacific Ocean.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Teacher retention is a challenge successive governments have had to grapple with.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Nearly all are requiring ethics courses along the way — as educators continue to grapple with cheating and with fears that heavy AI use will erode critical thinking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Mr. Bessent’s move is the first—clumsy and likely ineffective—attempt by a politician to grapple with the implications of interest rates that are allowed to rise in line with economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Whenever she cracked one system, more challenging ones rose to take its place—and day after day, she was forced to grapple with them alone.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

The organization is racing to fill those positions—a steep challenge in an industry that grapples with persistent labor shortages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Experts say the abrupt about-face on California’s once-heralded nuclear exit reflects a broader trend as the state grapples with an electricity future almost no one saw coming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Air India has appointed a new chief executive as the airline grapples with mounting challenges, including heavy financial losses and the fallout from last year's crash that killed 260 people.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

As Greece grapples with a succession of massive wildfires, Theodore Giannaros, a senior wildfire meteorologist at the National Observatory told AFP on Monday the country faced "one of the worst fire crises" in recent memory.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

In 2024, Medford High School in Boston grappled with chronic absenteeism.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Court security officers have grappled with dozens of people trying to secure a seat inside 10C.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Communities across the country have grappled with the rapid spread of data centers, which house the equipment powering AI and computing systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The revelation came as the country grappled with whistleblower Edward Snowden’s leaks exposing the vast reach of the agency’s surveillance.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

The most serious damage would probably be in that area, where the dragon had courageously grappled with Gaia while they blowtorched the sludge out of her.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

A new book to explore: Marlon James’ new book, The Disappearers, follows a group of gay men grappling with extreme homophobia in 1980s Jamaica.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

I’ve been grappling with it, but I’m trying to be really intentional with my energy and where I put it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Water risks becoming a flashpoint in a region grappling with climate change and population growth, which are stretching resources in the agricultural sectors that form the backbone of both countries' economies, experts say.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

How a trendy Canadian retailer is grappling with Trump’s tariffs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

The grappling lines were cut, and Davos felt the deck move under his feet as Black Betha pushed free of White Hart Her oars slid down into the water.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin