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Times 101 lists through the years and specialized in a sort of “no shortcuts” pre-World War II philosophy, with everything made from scratch, including its breadcrumbs and crackers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

But the speed demanded by the service also required building new systems from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

He almost had to start again from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Where records no longer exist, such as with Some Mother's Son, Grimstead says the only option is to rebuild the investigation from scratch.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

I wanted to lie in a French crib and start from scratch, learning the language from the ground floor up.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris