scrubbed
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SpaceX had scheduled the test flight to happen last week, but it was scrubbed shortly before liftoff after problems with the booster engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The sound is not just big and bold, but scrubbed clean by AI with the goal of maddening perfection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
SpaceX on Thursday scrubbed what was to be its first Starship flight since the company went public, abruptly calling it off just as the booster began to ignite.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Dialects have since been dubbed over in cinemas and scrubbed from radio and television programmes.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Mrs. Sasaki and Mitsue had scrubbed and swept the house until it shone.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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