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scrambled

  • past participle
    of scramble.
    scramble
    verb (used without object)
    to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
  • past tense form
    of scramble.
    scramble
    verb (used without object)
    to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.

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Since the loss of Russian gas following Moscow's war against Ukraine, Europe's biggest economy has scrambled to find new energy supplies, with worries mounting before the coldest months of the year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

"These dynamically 'hot' TNOs retain a signature of where they were born, even though they've been orbitally scrambled since then," said co-author David Trilling of Northern Arizona University.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

We switchbacked up steep sandy pitches, scrambled over sections of class 3 granite, and reached the peak in the early afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Governments and cyber-security agencies around the world scrambled to contain the fallout of this discovery on Wednesday, and have urged website operators to install a new emergency fix or consider taking their platforms offline.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Elliot and I froze, and my mind scrambled for a reasonable explanation.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin