Cope

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Emotional StrengthPlay
Refers to mental resilience in overcoming challenges without implying success or failure. SlideEven though she lost her job, she's coping remarkably.
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Not EffortlessPlay
'Cope' suggests exertion of effort to confront difficulties, rather than doing so with ease. SlideHe's coping with his illness, but it's clearly hard on him.
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Neutral ConnotationPlay
Using 'cope' is neutral; it does not suggest negativity or positivity about the outcome. SlideThey're coping with the crisis as best they can.