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To scratch that fully voyeuristic itch, we often have to wait for merger and dealmaker principals to talk for themselves: the sit-down broadcast interviews; the expansive anecdotes from a panel stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

As they were starting from scratch Lu and Storey could optimise the software to exploit the powerful computer chips used in AI, known as graphics processing units or GPUs.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

She began cooking everything from scratch after realizing that eating highly processed foods was contributing to her eczema flare-ups.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

That’s what a walk looks like with Freedman and Smithers’ cat, Zephyr: a short, leisurely stroll up their street, with plenty of pauses for Zephyr to rest on the sidewalk or scratch a tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The revised alpanas on the step didn’t look like the design she might have invented if she’d started from scratch.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

Three of the jail guards sustained minor injuries and scratches, Bland said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Duration measures how far a fund drops when rates rise, and a long-term Treasury fund can post deep losses on a move that barely scratches a short-term bond fund.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Tiny impurities in the water or even microscopic scratches inside a container can provide those starting points.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

He said the woman's kicks caused scratches that would cost "between two or three-hundred-pounds to put right".

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

“Water, please,” I beg from a lady nearby, pointing to my angry scratches.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

The health of the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong is a state secret, guarded so tightly that a scratched dinner can send China-watchers scrambling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

But on Monday, photos showed it had been damaged, external after vandals scratched it, leaving her name badly defaced.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

But on Monday, vandals scratched the star, which was dedicated in 1984, leaving Parton's name badly defaced, with video on social media showing the damage.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Whatever the intent, the scratched words are a hint of a lively world mostly hidden from our view.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

I bent down and scratched his scruff, then gave him a fingernail massage up and down his back.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

So the idea that he would stake his company’s future on a takeover of another pharma giant left investors scratching their heads, with many running for cover in recent days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

With residents already scratching and swatting, it took only a couple of charismatic entomologists to win over the right politicians to move legislation forward.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

However, animals lacking those neurons, or in which the neurons had been switched off, showed a dramatic reduction in scratching behavior.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

"Pokémon Go will always start with community - we think we're only scratching the surface here," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Before I could say no, not ever, unless you boil me in oil, he left the kitchen scratching his underarms and then—I winced—his butt.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen