scratch

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While the Bruins will bring back some young talent in Lena Bilic and Sienna Betts and add injured senior Timea Gardiner, they will essentially have to start from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

If no action is taken by May 13, the legislation will expire and the process will have to start from scratch, she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I’m here working from scratch, working my way up.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Try making your nut butters from scratch before adding in the chia seeds.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

“We nabbed him in Regent’s Park. Not a scratch on him, the lucky devil.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin