from scratch

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If no action is taken by May 13, the legislation will expire and the process will have to start from scratch, she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I’m here working from scratch, working my way up.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

But when I make them from scratch — quickly, without ceremony — I reach for fresh chorizo and ricotta.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

But in many ways “SNL U.K.” is starting from scratch in a land with a different history of sketch comedy, and where audiences generally don’t know “SNL” beyond its greatest hits and biggest former stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

But polyrhythm conceived from scratch by a composer, written down on the page, imposed on the Western symphony orchestra, player by player, was an utterly novel concept.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall