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[skrap] / skræp /






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Honda earlier this year announced that it would also scrap a forthcoming EV program, which aimed to make three new electric models in Ohio and Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Saar’s dear friend, artist and jeweler Neil Lane, recalls how she taught him to collage: slowly layering papers with matte medium and, of course, saving every scrap.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Its advanced chromatographic separation process is designed to recover critical minerals from several streams: mixed rare-earth carbonate, recycled magnets, mine tailings, industrial residues, zinc byproducts, electronic scrap and other secondary materials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The previous draft document led to calls of "scrap the NAP", with farmers saying it was out of touch with day-to-day farming.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

His lungs were screaming when he saw it: amid the mud and reeds, a sudden flash of green; a small scrap of phosphorescence.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Clark delivered a scathing blow against Boeing, suggesting that the first ten 777X jets—which have already been built—should be scrapped and turned into cans for baked beans, in comments to the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Some 2.2 million aspiring medical students sat for a re-examination under tight security last month after the previous test was scrapped following the leak of a question paper.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

SpaceX had been set to execute its first launch since the IPO on Thursday, with a Starship take-off scrapped after its launch window opened at 6:45 p.m.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Pensana, a U.K.-based mining company with operations in Angola, scrapped plans for a British processing plant last year to pursue a U.S.-based option.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

A boy who scrapped with his foster brother one minute and laughed with him the next.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Burnham is also expected to lay out a number of policies this week, including scrapping a plan to introduce compulsory ID cards and adding funding for financial support for families.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

In turn, Nolan has sacrificed Odysseus himself to serve his own needs, scrapping the character’s prickly personality to Trojan-horse a message about how empires collapse.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

His policies include abolishing the House of Lords, banning the eating of noisy snacks in cinemas and scrapping VAR in football.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

By scrapping discs, PlayStation is positioning itself as the first console-maker to herald an end to physical media.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

So La Cadette turns to the captain and asks, “Does Etienne spend the whole working day scrapping with people? He might as well be back in school!”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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