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Ruthie, separated from her husband, is scrabbling to keep her toehold in the middle class after being forced out of her job at a local museum by a conniving board member.

From New York Times • May 17, 2018

It isn't that New York's Lincoln Cen ter is scrabbling frantically for funds, or faced with the gloomy prospect of closing its doors if more money is not forthcoming.

From Time Magazine Archive