Sarah Weinman

Judging by the volume of titles published each year, mystery readers are restless in their pursuit of literary escape. They might travel to far-flung places or stick close to home with their favorite hobbies. They can solve the world's greatest conspiracies or root for a lone wolf grappling with personal problems mundane and bleak.

American Journalist

Zachary Quinto

I came up during the 'Star Wars' generation and that was sort of the thing I plugged into much more. It was a little before my time and I think it was sort of grappling with these intellectual ideas that were a little advanced for my young mind. At the time. But now I have a much deeper appreciation for it.

American Actor

Richard P. Feynman

We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.

American Physicist

Emily Mortimer

To get art nowadays, in cinema or books or anything, that grapples with the possibility of a meaningless universe... it just doesn't happen any more. In even the most indie of the indie films, everything has to come to some kind of neat conclusion.

British Actress

Jim Ross

The black man's journey within the genre of grappling wasn't unlike the challenges their brethren faced in professional sports, entertainment and, most importantly, everyday life. To say it was challenging would be a massive understatement.

American Entertainer

Svetlana Alexievich

I have always grappled with the fact that the truth cannot be packaged into one soul or one mind alone. It is something fragmented: there is so much to it; the truth is varied and scattered across the world.

Belarusian Journalist

Natasha Trethewey

In my own life, I believe it was an early education in poetical metaphor that helped me to grapple with and make sense of all the difficult and traumatic things that were to come.

American Poet

Tim Crouch

In many respects, theater is still grappling with problems of reality and representation that the visual art movement realized were unimportant many years ago.

Director

Every day I grapple between 'I'm going to get married' and 'I'm going to spend the rest of my life alone with a poodle.

American Musician

Michael Chiesa

I'm not afraid to grapple with anybody in the lightweight division.

American Mixed Martial Artist

Refers to a physical struggle, can imply close contact or hand-to-hand combat.

Physical Conflict

Often used metaphorically to describe a struggle with abstract concepts.

Metaphorical Use

Indicates a serious effort to understand or solve something challenging.

Mental Effort

Suggests a process that might take time and not be resolved quickly.

Ongoing Process

Emphasizes the intensity of a physical or metaphorical conflict.

Conflict Intensity

Can involve grabbing another person or being in a hold/locked position.

Physical Grasp

Used for lifting or moving objects that are too heavy to handle by hand.

Heavier Objects

Commonly used in industrial or construction settings for machinery.

Technical Context

 professional to work better from daily activities to managing the career at the same time the networked age has also introduced challenges that every professional has to grapple with you see there's a story for many decades running that we tell ourselves and we tell our

How to live and act (and...

 But still, as I grapple with this issue, my mother's question hangs in the air for How did they treat you? Now, I do not raise this issue to complain or in any way to elicit any kind of sympathy. I have succeeded in my life beyond my wildest expectations,

Color blind or color...

 They trade pragmatic advice, friendly jokes and not-so-friendly barbs about their arrogant peers. As they grapple with the endless rules of their society, Austen’s characters can usually find humor in all the hypocrisy, propriety, and small talk.

The wicked wit of Jane...

 and is often referenced at anti-war gatherings around the world. Hundreds of viewers have grappled with its harsh imagery, shattering symbolism and complex political messaging. But even without a close understanding of it’s complicated subtext,

Why is this painting so...

 with my machine gun ready. He lunges for his Luger. I knock it out of his hand. He lunges for his cyanide pill. I knock that out of his hand. He snarls, comes at me with otherworldly strength. We grapple, we fight, I manage to pin him down

The biology of our best...

 to push themselves forward in a world where water feels as thick as cork. Other strategies are even stranger. Some bacteria take Batman's approach. They use grappling hooks to pull themselves along. They can even use this grappling hook

Human sperm vs. the...

 we’re still grappling with the best ways to collect, access, and preserve our knowledge. There’s more information available today and more advanced technology to preserve it, though we can’t know for sure

What really happened to...

 was had adaptations for life in the water so how do you interpret the fossils you find in particular when there is no really good modern analog to the whole animal um how do you grapple with that these

Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...

 catch prey on rock faces geckos would have needed grappling claws sticky feet probably evolved to help geckos climb and feed among the smooth maxi leaves of

A Sticky Gecko PIPE Space...

 Because I truly believe that humanity is a lot like me. It is. It is. It's an aging movie star, grappling with all the newness around itself,

Grapple

To struggle or fight with someone or something.

Often appears as...

To try to solve or deal with something difficult.

Often appears as...

An act of grappling or an instance of grappling.

Often appears as...

A device with several hooks for grasping and lifting heavy objects.

Often appears as...

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Physical Conflict

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