scratching
Example Sentences
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“We’re scratching the surface in terms of what we think the total potential of the space offers for us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
I hear the scraping of branches, the scratching of bark, and low melodic sounds that remind me of chittering.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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