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grapples
  • present tense form of grapple (3rd person singular).

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That’s not a policy reversal but a supply stopgap as Asia grapples with the loss of liquified natural gas from Qatar, its main source of LNG.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

However, neither grapples with what kind of existence that implies, or how space-time differs from a map of events.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Villarreal: The series really grapples with the media invasion that swirled around them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Australia has recorded its first diphtheria death in almost a decade as the country grapples with the worst outbreak of the vaccine-preventable disease in decades.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

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

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee