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scratch

[skrach] / skrætʃ /
NOUN
small cut or mark
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There aren’t many photos from my parents’ childhood in Vietnam, and this snapshot of my dad was marred by a scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal

The brain does not always need to start from scratch.

From Science Daily

Big food companies like General Mills and Conagra say economic pressures have more people cooking from scratch, and scraping their plates into Tupperware containers.

From The Wall Street Journal

But if you are in the camp of wanting to make your stuffing fully from scratch, this is a dish that’s super easy to prep or make-ahead of time and simply reheat pre-dinner.

From Salon

The Pentagon didn’t specify the kinds of ships that might replace the four it scratched off its order list.

From The Wall Street Journal