Verb He is learning to juggle. He juggled four balls at once. She somehow manages to juggle a dozen tasks at once. It can be hard to juggle family responsibilities and the demands of a full-time job. I'll have to juggle my schedule a bit to get this all to work out. Noun a temporary suspension of the gas tax was just a crowd-pleasing juggle that was not a long-term solution to the energy problem See More
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There are teachers to be angry with and class schedules to juggle.Wired, 16 July 2022 Josie Serrano, a barista at the Long Beach store, said working conditions at Starbucks have deteriorated over the years, with baristas having to juggle more roles and tasks. Suhauna Hussainstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022 This setup makes for a far more pleasant experience than having to juggle a smartphone's Discord app next to a Nintendo Switch. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2022 Multinational advertisers are also increasingly looking to simplify their marketing operations by consolidating more work with networks that can simultaneously juggle disparate functions such as media planning and customer relationship management. Patrick Coffee, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 Her father, a national diving champion who operated a restaurant and a gymnasium in Aschaffenburg, had learned to juggle stones while in a French prison camp during World War I.New York Times, 21 July 2022 As usual during the summer break, many students have stopped getting breakfast and lunch at school, leaving a gap in the budgets of families that juggle to make ends meet. Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 July 2022 Both shows are about a talent agency whose agents juggle clients, cope with divas, and deal with their own office soap opera. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 Ligaya Garibay had more to juggle than most this past school year. Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 20 May 2021
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There's a whole population of people who are familiar with that juggle—and the fear of missing a beat. Beth Trejo, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Now, unvaccinated children who are exposed to COVID-19 often have to stay home from school or day care for days, meaning parents must also stay home from work or juggle work with caring for young children, who often need near-constant attention. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2022 Being a mama is a learning curve and the juggle with work can be intense, especially as a women and artist.Vogue, 8 May 2022 For the first time since 2019, the last pre-COVID-19 season in Major League Soccer when the league and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran parallel to one another, FC Cincinnati has juggle competitions on multiple fronts. Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2022 Pacific Northwest clowning performers include Portland favorite Leapin’ Louie and juggle master Rhys Thomas.oregonlive, 16 Feb. 2022 This could set companies up for a potentially tricky juggle between regional and global markets at a time when working practices worldwide have been transformed by the pandemic.Time, 7 Dec. 2021 Watching her juggle very not-normal teen problems with school and study dates created a world that, though heightened, allowed a young woman's vulnerabilities to co-exist with her strength. Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 7 Aug. 2021 The juggle of work and life became unbalanced for many as schools were shuttered, yet many businesses continued. Jennifer Palmer, Forbes, 16 June 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English jogelen, from Anglo-French jugler, from Latin joculari to jest, joke, from joculus, diminutive of jocus joke