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scramble

noun as in mix-up, confusion

verb as in race; get into position clumsily

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That’s sent water treatment operators scrambling to find ways to decontaminate water supplies without breaking the bank.

Los Angeles is the only major city in the country without one, which forces its public works departments to beg and scramble for funding every year.

Cincinnati linebacker Logan Wilson kicked the ball out of Herbert’s hand as the quarterback was diving to the ground on a scramble.

The Mittelstand’s ability to take a long view on business performance rather than scrambling for annual dividends is part of what has made German manufacturing so robust.

From BBC

Poland, Ukraine's neighbour to the west, scrambled fighter jets to patrol its own airspace as a security precaution, Poland's Operational Command said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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