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scroll

[skrohl] / skroʊl /
NOUN
rolled sheet, especially a manuscript
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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

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

Other treasures on view include a charred 18th-century Torah scroll that survived the British ransacking of a synagogue, George Washington’s inaugural chair and Bible, and a New York printing of the Declaration of Independence.

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

“They don’t know I’m from my scroll, but they do know about my scroll.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The old-school kind where everybody is mostly well-behaved and polite, and the audience scrolls on their phones to stay awake.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 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

She scrolls job advertisements online, fearful of internet scammers preying on her.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 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

Several members of the council began to dig through piles of old scrolls, as if hoping to find an answer to his question.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

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

Her voice broke as she scrolled through dozens of photos and videos on her phone.

From Barron's May 22, 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

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

The mirror was now a tiny screen where the man’s words scrolled in blue and were translated into English underneath.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

The government also announced plans for a default setting that will disable addictive features like infinite scrolling for older teenagers.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 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

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

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

Hannah sits scrolling through her phone, with her lips sealed but smiling.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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