scoop
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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
You want it sharp and bright enough that it doesn’t feel heavy, something you can scoop with chips or pile onto a plate and call lunch.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
In what has all the hallmarks of a staged "scoop", this week's front page carries photographs of the couple taken recently on holiday in Corsica with the headline "The idyll that no-one expected."
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
In theory, should a buyer wish to create a much larger waterfront dwelling, they could scoop up both properties, which would given them a parcel totaling around 0.3 acres.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
“Only cost you a scoop of grain,” said Kessler.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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