scrape
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I considered whipping the miso into cold butter, making a compound butter to scrape over oven-hot sourdough before adding tomato slices and crystalline hunks of salt.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Instead, these would-be business owners scrape together financing on a deal-by-deal basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
And even if he manages to scrape by in committee, Blanche can afford to lose only three Republican votes in the Senate.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
Would a win over Haiti followed by two defeats be acclaimed as a riotous success if it's enough to scrape into the knockouts as one of the best third-placed teams?
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
I climb onto the railing of a connecting platform and somehow scrape my way up to the top.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Hidden in the scrapes, this little tern chick is camouflaged - and vulnerable - on a Norfolk beach.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
That has complemented a social-media listening tool that scrapes the internet for yet more trends, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Instead of using soap or chemicals, it physically scrapes away dirt and marks from surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026
Simmons praised DoorDash for offering her the “flexibility” that allows her to take care of her sick husband and family as she scrapes for “every extra dollar.”
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
She walks toward me, one foot dragging as it scrapes against the marble floor.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
Kimberella moved with the help of a muscular foot and scraped food from the seafloor.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Quadir scraped together $6 million and plowed a chunk of it into a wager against Wirecard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
A bad year in your 30s was a scraped knee.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Flod scraped together tomato cages, chicken wire, paper, glue and pink house paint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Chairs scraped in the upstairs kitchen, voices were raised, and footfalls ran my way.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Last week, the government’s own energy statisticians published an explainer on the term, because, at one of America’s most important oil hubs, prices now suggest the tanks may already be scraping bottom.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Having reached the last 16 of the World Cup by scraping past DR Congo 2-1, one of the biggest dangers facing England in their next match against Mexico is something they can't control - altitude.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
And this time, salvaging draws and scraping a point isn’t an option.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Now software stocks are scraping themselves off the floor—but are still behind the curve as big investors stick with what has worked.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
I try to steady my voice, hiding my sheet-white face by scraping a cloth over it.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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