scathe
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I suggest an ibid of historians, a ponder of scientists, a scathe of bureaucrats.
From Time Magazine Archive
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“I hope I am to take no scathe for coming promptly and cordially to welcome your majesty to my poor district.”
From A Prince of Good Fellows by Barr, Robert
Nor scathe had he, nor harm, nor dread, But, the same couch beneath, Lay a gaunt wolf, all torn and dead, Tremendous still in death.
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth
“Ah, blessed are the people who Shall Ráma and his Sítá view, And Lakshmaṇ of the mighty arm, Returning free from scathe and harm.”
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
Nor scathe had he, nor harm, nor dread: But the same couch beneath, Lay a gaunt wolf all torn and dead, Tremendous still in death.
From Anecdotes of Dogs by Jesse, Edward
Trilith Studios, one of the largest production facilities in North America, has been scathed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
"In the race to the bottom, France and Germany are leading the way in the September PMIs. Meanwhile, Spain and Italy are pulling through somewhat less scathed."
From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2023
Exiting from the pandemic, the assumption might be that Noel’s students should be among the least scathed.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Even the industries where you’d expect to see significant job losses look barely scathed.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
And there were others its touch had scathed.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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But there was a surprise omission for Lily Allen, whose scathing break-up album, West End Girl, was one of the biggest critical and commercial successes of the last 12 months.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Wilson -- behind an acclaimed translation which Nolan has praised -- generated headlines this week after penning a scathing critique of his screenplay.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
But when the court was closely split in major cases, Kennedy was likely to be in majority while Scalia wrote scathing and increasingly personal dissents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
It isn’t hard to imagine that were he still alive today, his critique of most of the smartglasses on the market would be scathing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
There were three more interviews after Taylor’s, each one just as bitter and scathing and gossip-filled.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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