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Additionally, mining operations scrape up the seafloor, producing sediment plumes that can disrupt an area up to hundreds of kilometers away from the operating site, Mullineaux said.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

They scrape up shellfish, as well as stones and bycatch – the other marine life which gets caught in the nets.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2024

“You’d take a match cover and scrape up what you could get off the ground,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024

Add the remaining ¾ cup broth, then scrape up any browned bits.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023

She says, “Judd, Marty’s got awful attached to that dog, and we’d like to know how much you want for it. Maybe we can scrape up the money to buy him.”

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor




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