scrapings
Example Sentences
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More problems were found at a factory that Sun had acquired in Detroit, where the diabetes drug metformin was contaminated with metal scrapings.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
The samples gathered in 1984 included locks of Mary's hair and nail scrapings.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
Despite aggressive debridement — daily surgical scrapings of her wounds to clean out the infection — and expensive medications, the tissues in her leg grayed at the edges.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
But at our earliest opportunity, humans also sought to profit from these substances: scrapings from a Neandertal's teeth show traces of toxins that held medicinal value, including the bases for aspirin and penicillin.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2023
They fieldstripped Spassky’s chair, x-rayed it, took scrapings of all the surroundings, and even examined the air on the stage.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
