scuttled
Example Sentences
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He has scuttled rare disease drugs because, in his view, they aren’t worth the cost since they don’t cure all patients, even if they slow progression and reduce symptoms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Rising electricity prices are one reason data centers are facing a growing wave of local opposition, which has delayed or scuttled tens of billions of dollars worth of projects.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
The Honolulu Harbour Board confirmed it had the ship towed into deep water about 25 miles offshore on Wednesday and then scuttled.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
Years later, it would be revealed that the ship had been scuttled at sea and the crew picked up by the French nuclear submarine Rubis.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
People stopped to watch or scuttled out of his careering way.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
