grapple
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Halloween candy sales have also gotten off to a slower start this year as Americans grapple with higher prices, the same report noted, with sales down 6.7% in the month ending Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
It’s a reminder of “what it means to grapple with a bureaucracy that wasn’t intended for you.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
"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
While Indonesia is among many countries to grapple with wildfires each summer, this year's were more intense due to the El Niño ocean warming phenomenon, which makes weather patterns more volatile and intense.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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
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The latest figures mark a significant milestone as China grapples with an ageing population that could have implications for families, pensions and healthcare spending, analysts say.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
As the L.A. area grapples with an affordability crisis, local governments have a tightrope to walk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
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
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
As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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The services sector expanded in October, according to the Institute for Supply Management, even as companies grappled with stubbornly high costs.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Muir was pinged as the experienced Hope Rogers grappled for set-piece supremacy.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Meta has long grappled with data privacy lawsuits and complaints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Sales shot up, boosting the company while it grappled with stagnating sales in the U.S. and other developed markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Squealing hysterically, he grappled clear of the sleeping bag, crashed blindly into the wall and bounced onto the floor, almost fainted, and started to cry.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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But there are also a long list of challenges: grappling with worst-in-the-nation unemployment, solving an unrivaled housing shortage, and preparing for and responding to seemingly endless fires and floods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Along with new rules about who can enroll in ACA plans in 2027, Americans are also grappling with the rising cost of living.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
India's neighbour China has spent years grappling with an ageing population, rolling out measures to encourage younger people to marry and boost births as its workforce shrinks.
From BBC ● 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
The crew of the Argo //assembled at the rail and cut the grappling lines.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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