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This litany of defeat includes showy federal efforts to scuttle mergers and acquisitions involving Whole Foods and Wild Oats, AT&T and Time Warner, and Microsoft and Activision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

And what does success in these negotiations look like - a fully-formed peace deal, or just productive initial talks that don't scuttle the temporary ceasefire?

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

That helped scuttle its recent failed merger talks with Rio Tinto by “making the valuation tricky,” Whiteside says.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

Netflix won the bidding for the storied studio and HBO in December, prompting the spurned Paramount executives to launch a multipronged strategy to scuttle the Netflix deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

I started dragging things from all over the kitchen and piling them up against the door—a barrel half-filled with drinking water, a scuttle half-filled with coal and several tin chairs.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

An economic downturn scuttled the plans, leaving the state landlord of homes it didn’t maintain, said Neil Steininger, former director of Alaska’s office of management and budget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

By 1992, more than $50 million had been spent in restoration and renovation, but the project was scuttled by a bankruptcy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

The CEO’s dismissal scuttled any hopes of a quick reset.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

But a merger with Ares Acquisition, a blank check company backed by the Los Angeles firm, was scuttled in October 2023 as investors cooled on special-purpose acquisition companies and became cautious on new issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

People stopped to watch or scuttled out of his careering way.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

And so, some still mull just scuttling the agency.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

The scuttling of too many legs, combined with the spider’s habit of suddenly vanishing from sight, give even the most stalwart observer a case of the shivers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

The forwards took the fight to France with relish, thumping into contact, scuttling several scrums and making the driving maul a weapon against a heavier pack.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

The EU ended up accepting it instead of scuttling a deal altogether.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

In the sky behind the castle, the fine red tail of the comet was visible through thin, scuttling clouds.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin