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Not denying his quality and potential but when you hear Vinicius Jr is valued at £137m you have to give your head a scratch.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

His solution was to build a new country from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

“Every scratch, every ounce of dust, every pet hair shows up on it,” Linn said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

"Our work is a prime example of how evolution seldom invents things from scratch," says Daniel Kronauer, head of the Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior at Rockefeller.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Then he heard their feet stamp up the steps, scratch on the doormat, and enter the lobby.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

What to be aware of: Skip near the eyes to avoid nasty scratches on your cornea, says the British Skin Foundation's Dr Emma Wedgeworth, and never use craft glitter.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Duration measures how far a fund drops when rates rise, and a long-term Treasury fund can post deep losses on a move that barely scratches a short-term bond fund.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Tiny impurities in the water or even microscopic scratches inside a container can provide those starting points.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

Clover’s long, tasseled ears collect leaves, grass, and assorted debris on walks, and she scratches them out semiregularly.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

A dozen places stung, some with scratches and bruises, others from the blazing heat of the wildfire.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Mice with the specialized neurons scratched normally in response to itch.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

“When people believe in each other, impossible dreams become possible,” reads another message the coach has scratched onto the wall of his office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

So every time she scratched herself, another message arrived.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

Smith’s neck problem cropped up Saturday, when he was scratched from the Dodgers’ lineup against the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Afterward I marked the day on the tree trunk with a star—crudely scratched out—rather than an ordinary notch as usual.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

So the idea that he would stake his company’s future on a takeover of another pharma giant left investors scratching their heads, with many running for cover in recent days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

With residents already scratching and swatting, it took only a couple of charismatic entomologists to win over the right politicians to move legislation forward.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

It left families, and journalists, scratching their heads.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

However, animals lacking those neurons, or in which the neurons had been switched off, showed a dramatic reduction in scratching behavior.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

Mr. Dovlo hauled himself up with effort, scratching at his bites.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo