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from scratch

ADVERB
from the very beginning
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But that is relatively simple compared with designing a new viable virus from scratch.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

In his 2022 book, “The Network State,” Srinivasan offered a peaceful alternative, saying it is better to build new societies from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

"Our work is a prime example of how evolution seldom invents things from scratch," says Daniel Kronauer, head of the Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior at Rockefeller.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

The pushback against human involvement similarly dogged Koji Kinjo's 2009 opening of an "artificial sea" that he built from scratch in the village of Yomitan.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

When Mama took over, she had to come up with lessons from scratch.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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