scrubbed
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While this was part of the original screenplay for “Michael,” The Wall Street Journal reported that the plotline had to be scrubbed due to conditions of the settlement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
No one was hurt, she scrubbed the thought from her head and became the upstanding moral citizen she is today.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Historically, almost half of all rocket launches that end up scrubbed have been a result of unsafe weather, said Burger.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Decades of pollution regulations had scrubbed the valley’s air so much that those particles were vanishing—and the fog with them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Maybeth scrubbed down the wooden table and Dicey polished it dry.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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