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scrap

[skrap] / skræp /






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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

One U.S. study found that about one-fourth of exported plastic scrap was unusable, and half of that was badly managed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

OpenAI will scrap the release of its next-generation AI model due to safety worries.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

He also asked the government to "scrap or significantly reduce employer's National Insurance for small businesses, reduce business rates, ease the VAT burden and get business energy costs down".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Their uneven footsteps—scrap, clump, scrap, clump—didn’t get any faster.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Nvidia-backed Firmus Grid scrapped plans for what would have been Australia’s biggest listing in almost 30 years, citing market conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Number of operational data centers run by Firmus, an Australian cloud-computing company that scrapped its IPO plans after seeking a valuation of $30 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

But a plan to cover the Slovenian's initial absence by using Mbeumo as a number nine had to be scrapped when Amad Diallo suffered an ankle injury just before the opening game at Hull.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 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

Some companies are scrapping data center plans amid pushback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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

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

And most recently, states have been scrapping tax incentives that aim to lure data-center projects to their states, which would cost the builders billions of dollars, the Wall Street Journal reported.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Dad didn’t have enough of a crew to build hay sheds, so he went back to scrapping.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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