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That’s when Chez’s father slowly approached and tried to sweep his son up in a bear hug but the two wound up grappling with each other.—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026 From 1878 to 1903, Pope Leo XIII led the Catholic Church through the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution, which Leo XIV said inspired his name selection in a world grappling with AI advancements.—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025 How is the music industry grappling with the way art and music are defined?—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 Sarah Aziza’s beautiful, complex piece is both a grappling with the impossibility of words and a manifestation of the necessity of continuing to try to find language.—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grappling