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The company has been scrambling for cash to keep its chapter 11 case going, negotiating for upfront payments from customers and hunting for other pockets of available cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Meanwhile, the crypto market has been scrambling to recover from its biggest single-day liquidation in history on Oct.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

Germany has been scrambling to deal with the drone incursions, and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has suggested that spending on civil drone defences could run to hundreds of millions of euros.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Flor Melendrez, executive director of CLEAN, said her organization has been scrambling to identify people detained and keep up with new car wash raids in real time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

He has been scrambling since to calm the outcry and halt the flight of advertisers.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024