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scroll

[skrohl] / skroʊl /
NOUN
rolled sheet, especially a manuscript
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Almost no one my age has studied Marx beyond a digestible short-form scroll.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Of particular concern are those like endless scroll, highly personalised feeds and the automatic playback of videos.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

In its preliminary findings, the European Commission said features such as infinite scroll, autoplaying videos and personalised recommendations could encourage "compulsive use", particularly among children and teens.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

We scroll through videos starring unruly passengers or mangled bags, and read about the last resting place for lost luggage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

But as I scroll through the pages, I suddenly feel less certain.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

"There's a million different ones. Different times of the day," says the 30-year-old as she scrolls through the alerts on her phone.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

On our Zoom call, Herberhold scrolls through the TikTok feed she uses as a shell account to study the Com network.

From Slate May 12, 2026

"It's the first time that he is wearing tefillin", Bandel said enthusiastically, referring to the small black leather boxes containing Torah scrolls.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

Congregation members were able to save little more than its sacred Torah scrolls.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2026

In the center of the room, a long wooden table was cluttered with scrolls, notebooks, tablet computers, daggers, and a large bowl filled with jelly beans, which seemed kind of out of place.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

As they scrolled through social media posts about the governor’s race, they found a cause to unite them.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

Schools are on the front line of this issue as an environment where social media is a form of currency, and content is scrolled through, spread, and shared.

From Slate May 12, 2026

Elsewhere, a couple of people scrolled on their mobiles, seemingly incapable of focusing on the big screen.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

As I scrolled through posts on WallStreetBets, I realized that the crowd gathered online was all about risk accentuation, not mitigation.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

She scrolled through her document, not looking up.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

Catherine Garcia scanned her Lightning Lane pass at the entrance to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and immediately started scrolling to secure the next reservation at Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

One depicts the Buddha scrolling on a smart phone.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

You’re scrolling, looking for one person that’s like, “this guy stinks” and then you go, “that’s my day. This is what everyone thinks of me right now.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

It added that an overnight curfew and measures to stop infinite scrolling for under-18s were also being considered as part of the legislation.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

I crank up Spotify and log onto my art Tumblr, scrolling through my archives.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli




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