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scoop

[skoop] / skup /
NOUN
utensil, tool for shovelling
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NOUN
previously secret information that is suddenly public
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For a family of four, that comes to £7.80 for one scoop each - roughly half the equivalent cost in Porthmadog.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Porthmadog in Gwynedd came out on top, with a single scoop costing an average of £3.85, while a two-scoop cone was around £5.28, according to analysis by credit card company Zable.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

He even tried to get hired at a public-relations firm that worked on mergers after he left his last law-firm role, hoping to scoop up more tips there, prosecutors said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

A scoop or two in the batter keeps the loaf moist for days, extending the life of something that already started as a rescue mission.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Kids would scoop the molasses into their mouths with their fingers, or turn sticks into molasses lollipops.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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