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scroll

[skrohl] / skroʊl /
NOUN
rolled sheet, especially a manuscript
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In 2016, Kobliha was swiping through Facebook when a video stopped her scroll.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

A majority of Europeans surveyed in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain, for a YouGov poll published on Thursday want platforms to remove "harmful" design features like endless scroll and personalised content feeds.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Some consumers may be content to scroll through passable AI-generated prose while fighting off pop-up ads.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Play as Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El, while the game’s credits roll, zapping the names of developers with her laser vision as they scroll past to score extra points you can redeem in the SuperShop.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Shifa picked up the empty glass bottle and slipped the scroll in, replacing the cork tightly.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

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

On her phone, the lock screen still has a candid moment from their wedding, while in her gallery she scrolls back, further and further, to find Shubham again.

From BBC Apr. 21, 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

Two scrolls from the Egyptian ‘Book of the Dead,’ one newly restored, form the breathtaking centerpiece of a show that reveals the considerable art involved in the ancient civilization’s burial rites.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

But Ptolemy valued those scrolls more than gold or silver.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

But as I left Chapter One to check out the desmadre outside and scrolled through social media to see what was happening elsewhere, I felt a vibe I had never sensed among Mexican Americans.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Elliott checked and scrolled compulsively, bypassing the parental controls, sneaking down to grab his phone from the family charging unit in the kitchen at night.

From Slate May 12, 2026

At the less high-end mall next door, Sunlink Furniture City, sales associates scrolled on their phones with few passersby.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

As he scrolled through the comments, he says he felt his "heart sinking lower and lower - and lower".

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

I took out my phone and Vega and me scrolled through some of the threads online.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

Features the government considers addictive such as auto-play videos and infinite scrolling will also be disabled under the plans, aimed at improving teenagers' focus, sleep quality and family life.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

“These features fuel the user’s urge to keep scrolling and shift the brain into ‘autopilot mode’, contributing to unhealthy habits and compulsive use,” the commission said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

One depicts the Buddha scrolling on a smart phone.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Every comic knows when you scroll your video for comments to see what people said, you’re not scrolling to read all the appreciation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Lounging on my bed, I eye my Monday to-do list warily but keep scrolling through social media on my phone instead.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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