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is struggling

  • present progressive
    of struggle (3rd person singular).
    struggle
    verb (used without object)
    to contend with an adversary or opposing force.

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The disappointing results come as the company is struggling with slowing auto demand and intensifying competition from Chinese rivals at home and abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The results suggest that Google is struggling to monetize its artificial-intelligence investments, Ryan Lee, senior vice president of product and strategy at Direxion, wrote in a Wednesday note.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

It feels stark now, our choices: We picked the yard with the ornamental cherry tree over the proximity of a friend who can run over when our baby is struggling to breathe at 3 a.m.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Of the two Williams drivers, in a team that is struggling, Carlos Sainz has had the better season.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Enrique is struggling financially Fed up with the cramped conditions in his mother’s apartment and their constant fights, yearning for some scrap of privacy, he has moved out and rented a bedroom in a trailer.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario