scuttle
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Hilton and Bianco want to scuttle the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 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
The group of Chagossians and Holloway hope their encampment will scuttle the agreement once and for all before the British Parliament rubber stamps it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Tillis withholding his vote could delay the nomination vote but is unlikely to scuttle the nomination, said Stephen Myrow, Beacon Policy Advisors managing partner.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
I scuttle up behind him, but I immediately begin to fall behind.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Plus, China scuttles Meta’s acquisition and tech layoffs proliferate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The accord scuttles a criminal trial that had been scheduled for June in Fort Worth, Texas.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
The backlash makes her a laughingstock and scuttles her career.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
A Minnesota blizzard scuttles my family’s stargazing plans.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2023
A minute later, I accidentally shove my finger into the home of some angry, sharp-pincered creature, and it scuttles over my hand and arm.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
The paper reports the 68-year-old was accosted at a cash machine, but fought back against the thief, who it says "scuttled away empty handed".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
In the weeks since the definition’s scuttled unveiling, many food and agriculture groups and companies, as well as health groups and consumer advocates, have sought to weigh in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The plan was scuttled when its shipment allegedly arrived with bottles broken and labels damaged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The CEO’s dismissal scuttled any hopes of a quick reset.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Somewhere, a mouse scuttled across floorboards and under a door.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
"He did fight back and retrieved his card, with the perp scuttling away empty-handed," she wrote, warning people to be "super vigilant" out there.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
After the judge forbade them from using certain PowerPoint slides, Halem’s former attorneys decided against presenting an opening statement to jurors, scuttling any possibility of a favorable outcome, Weimortz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The startup and investors signed the term sheet, but then one of the founders quit the business to join a big AI lab, scuttling the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
And so, some still mull just scuttling the agency.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
When he woke a dog was licking vomit from his beard, and dark clouds were scuttling across the face of a sickle moon.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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