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Ultraprocessed foods are often cheaper than ingredients used to cook from scratch, and they’re often easier to access.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Speaking of which, there also will be new school meal items: a vegan blueberry muffin, Poly High’s Butter Chicken, a cheesesteak on sourdough and chicken posole made from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

"If massive black holes already existed immediately after the bounce, the early Universe would not need to start from scratch when building the first galaxies," Gaztañaga said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

Now it is like Groundhog Day, with a new lower court trial that will essentially start from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

As I’m about to step out into the courtyard, Mima asks, “Did you scratch the oud? Didn’t I tell you to be careful with it?”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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

It's so stupid and basic, and yet it scratches a tried-and-tested musical itch with such precision that you have to admire its audacity.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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

Some looked almost identical to the classic “toothpick grooves” of fossil humans, complete with fine parallel scratches and tapering shapes.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

The witch teacher sits down next to me and scratches her head.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

Whatever the intent, the scratched words are a hint of a lively world mostly hidden from our view.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The government advised not to use eclipse glasses if the lenses are scratched, torn or damaged.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

That point was highlighted Sunday, when the Dodgers scratched Rushing from the lineup with what they called minor arm irritation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

I scratched under his chin, and his body stretched into my touch.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

CEO Tom Hale says the company is only scratching the surface when it comes to the type of individualized health guidance AI can provide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Laurie Bolewitz reads a spooky “tale” to sleepover guests as a black cat perches on a scratching post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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

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

Though I tried to concentrate on Treasure Island, I was distracted by Ba flipping the pages of the ledger and scratching with his pencil at the page on the clipboard.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu