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Instead, 27 runs came from the first three overs, England were scrambled and Root had to scurry off the field to consult with head coach Brendon McCullum.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Or the opportunity to introduce him to some innocent bystander so they can scurry away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

Once one side has been effectively tagged with responsibility, they’ll scurry for a way out.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025

How quickly or slowly can the chyrons listing adverse reactions scurry across your screen?

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024

I see Tess scurry into the safety of the crowd.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

“Shielded by her security, Britney scurries in like a frightened deer,” Weiss writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

But despite this convincing show, Romy is merely faking it, a detail we learn moments later when she scurries off to the privacy of her office.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2024

There are no fresh ideas in the French creepy-crawler “Infested,” yet this first feature from Sébastien Vanicek scurries forward with such pep and purpose that its shortcomings are easily forgivable.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

In one video, a rat scurries across the cluttered room.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023

She finishes mopping and scurries down the stairs.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Jacob Bethell made an entertaining 55 and Brook a well-placed 53 for England, but Nepal's batting was on a par as they swept and scurried.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

Trilobites scurried across the seafloor among dense clusters of shelled mollusks.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026

After half an hour, Ireland struck again as Ulster flanker Nick Timoney shrugged off a tackle and scurried through for the second try.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025

Six Flags shares were shooting up on the news of Jana’s involvement, and the two men excitedly scurried away to talk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

It dislodged a pebble, scattered dry grass, and scurried along a fallen fence post.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

It sends a few scurrying for help, meanwhile, and leaves others vulnerable because they don’t know there’s anything they can do to prevent this from happening.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Slowly rolling through this scene, we spotted two critters scurrying along the roadside — fist-size creatures hopping on their back legs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

As though it were a regular household chore, people time themselves picking up their pets and children and scurrying into shelters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

Flames and smoke erupted from a luxury hotel on Dubai's Palm, the landmark, palm tree-shaped development of land reclaimed from the sea, after a loud bang sent passers-by scurrying for cover.

From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026

Amaranta Úrsula, who already had her second teeth, thought of her nephew as a scurrying toy who was a consolation for the tedium of the rain.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez