scuttle
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Hilton and Bianco want to scuttle the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The capacity crunch has caused consternation among power users, forced companies to scuttle products and led to reliability problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
And what does success in these negotiations look like - a fully-formed peace deal, or just productive initial talks that don't scuttle the temporary ceasefire?
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
That helped scuttle its recent failed merger talks with Rio Tinto by “making the valuation tricky,” Whiteside says.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
The drab workmen scuttle all around, occupying the same universe but seemingly on a different dimension.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
An economic downturn scuttled the plans, leaving the state landlord of homes it didn’t maintain, said Neil Steininger, former director of Alaska’s office of management and budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
The CEO’s dismissal scuttled any hopes of a quick reset.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The SpaceX IPO filing is full of so many red flags that it would have scuttled other launches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
U.S. skier Jackie Miles was preparing for the 2018 Olympics in South Korea when she crashed in Garmisch, Germany, and suffered a devastating knee injury that scuttled her trip to the Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
Nhamo refused to look at him, and after a moment Tag scuttled off to play with someone else.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
More recently, Bezos ushered in dramatic changes at the paper that included scuttling an endorsement of Kamala Harris for president and laying off one-third of its staff, which changed the dynamic between the two men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
And so, some still mull just scuttling the agency.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
The EU ended up accepting it instead of scuttling a deal altogether.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
But a scuttling of its pioneering law, and a new report on the dismal state of recycling in the state, shows things aren’t so green in the Golden State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
Other parts were gritty with sand, or were tangled in seaweed, or were inhabited by small, scuttling creatures.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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Of Mice and Men
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