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Møller’s heartless captain has even less personality but he does scamper impressively fast up the mast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

First spotted bounding across streets in Washington, the Seattle raccoon with an unusual, spindly shape and the scamper of a Tasmanian Devil has been seized on by the internet as a new hit meme.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

But whether the Jam Tarts scamper over the line on Saturday, they can be certain that one group of Edinburgh residents won’t be joining the party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

A smart kick from Smith switched play to Tom Roebuck, and the Sale wing showed deft footwork to scamper in on the stroke of half-time.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

Every so often she’d scream my name and I’d scamper inside.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

While Stafford kept answering, Allen ultimately decided the game with two more scampers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

And just as Rapp promised, Davis scampers into the end zone for the game-winning score.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022

Former Stanford rusher Austin Jones had two touchdown scampers, ex-Oregon tailback Travis Dye thrived at pass protection and freshman Raleek Brown showed off his athleticism.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022

He scampers into a bush and through a tunnel — because he isn’t checking out the latest vegan restaurant, but is instead a wild chipmunk.

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2020

A squirrel family scampers over the leaves, rattling them noisily, which is one of the ways squirrels communicate with each other.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Maryland quarterback Malik Washington tossed three more interceptions in the second half, the first two returned for touchdowns as Ta’Shawn James and Scooter Jackson scampered in from 39 and 65 yards, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Fleetwood grew up playing at nearby Formby Hall and occasionally scampered over the Royal Birkdale fence to get on to the course which he dreamed of playing.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The rapid Australia wing scampered clear and fed Lonergan for the home side's bonus-point score.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

But Kennard may have surprised even himself when he drove against Houston’s Jabari Smith, U-turned, scampered back outside the three-point line and drained a three from the wing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

As soon as Natalie and Ms. Morales were in the office and Ms. Morales shut the door, Emma scampered after them.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

James Lankford, of Oklahoma, quickly confirmed that he hasn’t gotten a pair from the president before scampering up a set of stairs labeled “Senators Only.”

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

From the passenger seat, I often spotted rabbits fleeing down dirt roads and scampering under bushes, many joined by red-legged partridges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Radcliffe was breathlessly scampering up and down the aisles of the Hudson Theatre before the show began, enlisting audience members to be participants in the play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

Then, he satirizes conservatives’ discomfort with his Blackness by sitting silently as Martin Short, playing a nervous young Republican delivering a hackneyed diatribe, shudders in his presence before scampering offstage to fall apart.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026

They walked the rest of the way in silence, Clare counting his steps, Gingersnipes scampering to keep up.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman