scrub
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Elsewhere, what used to be roaming bands of Hadzabe men now work as village forest guards, tasked with patrolling vast scrub forests and acacia bushlands to look out for poachers, land grabbers and illegal loggers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
“Hamlin,” read a sign, and for miles in both directions were furrows and beds with only dirt or scrub brush or dead trees.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The campaign was led by Gregory Bovino, a veteran Border Patrol chief who normally presided over a remote stretch of sand and scrub deep in the state’s Imperial Valley.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
If the conditions aren't right then the space agency's meteorologists will be the ones to "scrub" or cancel the mission.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
I smell like pit sweat and sour breath unless I scrub myself clean.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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