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[skrap] / skræp /






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Beijing’s long-term strategy involves increasing iron-ore supply at home and overseas, while also increasing the use of recycled scrap steel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Every scrap of paper in the rooms is checked by the officers.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

One proposal under review would scrap annual cost-of-living adjustments altogether for beneficiaries with higher incomes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Quen was identified in July thanks to a scrap of paper bearing his name that was found with his remains, and DNA samples that matched his relatives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

There’s not much room to stand, but there’s an old coffee table, a scrap of carpet, and a bookcase.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

The company, which has five locations in Greater Tokyo and claims over one million visitors a year, scrapped its video games and token machines last year to refocus on claw machines.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

When asked why electricity standing charges would not be scrapped as well, the PM's official spokesman said VAT had already been cut on electricity bills.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Somehow the team got promoted, we had to go professional, and the plan had to be scrapped," Surwaso told Piers Morgan's Football Uncensored Podcast this month.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

But investigators found no evidence to support the claims, Reuters reported, and the idea was scrapped.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

I found the gang lounging lazily atop the hood of a scrapped ’65 Chevy, basking in the flaring morning sun waiting for me.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Others have debated whether the Treasury might consider scrapping 20-year auctions altogether, a move that seems unlikely.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Tinubu, who is seeking a second term, pushed through sweeping economic reforms when he came into office in 2023, including scrapping a major fuel subsidy and floating the naira.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

On Monday, OpenAI announced it was scrapping the release of its next-generation AI model over safety concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

It reports that proposals include scrapping a key disability benefit for under-25s and replacing it with a multibillion-pound package of support to get into work.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

On May 23 Conant summoned to Washington all the program chiefs— Lawrence, Briggs, Compton, Murphree, and Urey—in the hope of settling on one or two separation methods and scrapping the others.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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