scrap

A century ago, scrap supplied about 30% of America’s copper, close to the 32% recycled globally today.

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

The company expects to build plants at the site to process the ore for use in electric arc furnaces with scrap steel to make new steel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The house in Hockley, Essex, was undergoing renovation work when a worker found the scrap of paper and passed it to Michelle Harwood, who now lives there.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Louise eased back her scrap quilt and carefully, carefully slipped out of bed.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

SYDNEY—Nvidia-backed cloud-computing company Firmus Grid scrapped plans for what would have been Australia’s largest initial public offering in almost 30 years, citing market conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Plans had been formally scrapped three years ago, although a year later the then Labour Transport Secretary Ken Skates suggested it was back on the agenda.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Season-ticket packages had been available, guaranteeing seats for each London game with a discount, but they were scrapped after the 2024 season.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

It comes one day after the company said it scrapped a new version of Astra because it often ignored instructions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

He took them to the library, then scrapped that idea after their shenanigans left the librarian blubbering and blue-faced.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

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

Another key element of the plan is the effective scrapping of one-year jail terms.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Then, as Huang prepared to make onstage remarks at Monday’s event, OpenAI said it was scrapping the release of its next-generation AI model, GPT-6.1 Astra, over safety concerns that researchers raised during internal testing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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

I made some effort to keep up my schooling in the free time I had between scrapping and helping Mother make tinctures and blend oils.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover