scuttle
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Hilton and Bianco want to scuttle the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The sharp capacity crunch has caused consternation among power users, forced companies to scuttle products and led to reliability problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 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
If Paramount doesn’t offer more before the Feb. 23 deadline, then that would seemingly scuttle any chances of this escalating into a bidding war that would drive Warner shares higher.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Or the clever outsiders would come up with some grand plan to scuttle the citadel.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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
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
The U.S., on the other hand, scuttled almost all its weapons of that type long ago.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
Sometimes they scuttled along open turf, colored like a tapestry meadow with self-heal, centaury and tormentil.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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
SYDNEY—Australian consumer prices surged in the third quarter, scuttling any hope of a further interest rate cut this year, and potentially in 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
But the deal between the firm and the harbour board fell through, and the contract went instead to another company which then carried out the scuttling.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
Cluny came dashing towards the stricken Shadow, with Ragear scuttling in his wake.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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Of Mice and Men
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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