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Exposure can occur any time saliva or tissue from the infected animal enters the body, such as through a bite or a scratch, or contact with a wound or the mouth, nose or eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The developer decided to make his own programming language, Jai, from scratch.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

To eliminate the Sisyphean task of formalizing all relevant mathematics from scratch every time, the Lean enthusiasts decided to create Mathlib—a library of formalized mathematics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"We now have to go back and think about the magnetic interactions of this material from scratch, but it also leads to new possibilities in using this material for new kinds of memory devices."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

They were dumbfounded at seeing him in one piece, without even a scratch!

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

It’s not just the lack of discovery, though that is critical, maybe because it scratches those deep primal hunter/gatherer itches.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

A new study led by researchers at the University of Bologna suggests that the markings were far more organized than simple scratches or improvised decorations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 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

The bonnet of the car was left with two scratches that he estimated would cost up to £300 to get fixed professionally.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

With just a few scratches of her pen, our deli would be saved.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Indeed, the words "HELP" and "SOS" have been scratched out in the weeds now flourishing on the exposed lake bed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

“We haven’t even scratched the surface; infrastructure is a long, long tail. It takes a long time for regulatory approval for building and then obviously deploying.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Perhaps that was the perfect way to sign off, but the Croke Park itch had to be scratched and while those gates seemed destined to remain locked, Taylor's status made it happen.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Ana Martinez, a spokesperson for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, told The Times that a vandal apparently scratched the star, though the damage has been quickly repaired.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Because,” said Slop as he scratched at his horns, “the fruit is ripe year-round. What but magic could make it ripe all year long?”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Well, then the sound of television writer Joe Wiseman clearing his throat over and over again might as well be Gilbert Gottfried’s laugh scratching against a chalkboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

In the post, Wouter was pictured wearing a dog cone, which is used to prevent pets from licking, chewing or scratching surgical sites or wounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

This announcement of another independent committee will no doubt leave some people scratching their heads.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Although right now, I’m sure some of you are kind of scratching your head,” he said, “but we absolutely believe long term was the right thing to do.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Though I tried to concentrate on Treasure Island, I was distracted by Ba flipping the pages of the ledger and scratching with his pencil at the page on the clipboard.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu