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scrap

[skrap] / skræp /






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One proposal under review would scrap annual cost-of-living adjustments altogether for beneficiaries with higher incomes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Quen was identified in July thanks to a scrap of paper bearing his name that was found with his remains, and DNA samples that matched his relatives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

A century ago, scrap supplied about 30% of America’s copper, close to the 32% recycled globally today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Discarded pages pulled from my parents’ typewriters or computer printers were left in a scrap stack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Piles of metal scrap sat here and there, with three anvils positioned around the forge itself.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

He spent five years at Brown's Treasury where he oversaw policies such as the child trust funds and attempts to regenerate and devolve power - the Regional Development Agencies, later scrapped by the coalition government.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

But investigators found no evidence to support the claims, Reuters reported, and the idea was scrapped.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

The levy consistently generated less revenue than predicted, and President Emmanuel Macron scrapped it in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Under FFE, which Infantino scrapped within days, a portion of the commercial rights of football's world governing body would have been given to a private investment firm.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

They hadn’t scrapped like this in years, since they were boys, and with a sudden sense of relief Moody laughed again even as Trip socked him in the stomach and they toppled onto the floor.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Others have debated whether the Treasury might consider scrapping 20-year auctions altogether, a move that seems unlikely.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Hungarian parliament has voted to amend child protection laws, scrapping measures that stigmatise gay and transgender people.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Tinubu, who is seeking a second term, pushed through sweeping economic reforms when he came into office in 2023, including scrapping a major fuel subsidy and floating the naira.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The race to build smarter, faster artificial intelligence just hit a very public speed bump: OpenAI is scrapping the release of its next-generation AI model over safety concerns raised by researchers during internal testing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Dad didn’t have enough of a crew to build hay sheds, so he went back to scrapping.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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