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Since his mom was diagnosed with cancer at 83, Regis has pivoted to acting as what he calls a “capital C caregiver,” as she copes with treatment.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

And even if they are technologically successful, they can only be successful financially if they suppress competition and the economy copes with macro disturbances well.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

So the researchers are planning trials where one person is vaccinated and then deliberately infected to see how their body copes.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Authorities caught “some agents hired by Russia to monitor the railway lines,” and the city copes with cyber attacks on a regular basis, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Cope′-stone, Cop′ing-stone, the stone which copes or tops a wall; Cop′ing, the covering course of masonry of a wall.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various