scared
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Some 465 million years ago, an armored pill-bug-like creature called a trilobite scuttled across an ancient seafloor and apparently scarfed up anything it could, according to a new analysis of its exceptionally preserved gut contents.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
Caviar's lack of accessibility and its stuffiness seemed unappealing and out of place in the same kitchen where I scarfed my 2 a.m.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022
Right before that, the sheriff scarfed down a brownie.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2022
Similarly fattening spreads were scarfed down at home, Mafi relishing every bite of his mom’s Lu Pulu, with its savory beef or lamb wrapped in taro leaves and other Tongan delicacies.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2022
He scarfed down his food like he was hiding evidence.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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