scuttle
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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
Was she trying to scuttle the Netflix takeover bid?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Demanding that Netflix sign off on the long-term licensing of Warner content to other broadcasters would also likely scuttle its bid.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025
Not a grand cabin, to be sure; in fact, little more than a closet with a bunk and a scuttle, which was the proper name for porthole.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Pipeline developers are already piecing together an alternative to the scuttled Keystone expansion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
By 1992, more than $50 million had been spent in restoration and renovation, but the project was scuttled by a bankruptcy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission scuttled a Blockbuster acquisition External link of Hollywood Video in 2005 as a merger to monopoly; Blockbuster, the supposed rental behemoth, declared bankruptcy a few years later.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Slash marks in the sand made a trail downriver...as if something heavy, with multiple legs, had scuttled into the darkness.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
And so, some still mull just scuttling the agency.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
Higher bond yields risk scuttling a stellar rally for the broader market.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
When the news came out, however, Unilever’s stock tanked, eventually scuttling the deal and souring management on bigger ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The forwards took the fight to France with relish, thumping into contact, scuttling several scrums and making the driving maul a weapon against a heavier pack.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
“Haven’t you seen the grown-ups in white uniforms scuttling about, sweeping walkways and picking up trash and whatnot?”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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Of Mice and Men
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