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  • plural of scurry.
  • present tense form of scurry (3rd person singular).
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scurries



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“It’s so intimidating to walk through here,” says an arena staffer as she scurries under the sight line of a video camera on a tall tripod.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

But despite this convincing show, Romy is merely faking it, a detail we learn moments later when she scurries off to the privacy of her office.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2024

Instead, she’s poised and sure-footed, musing about the possibility of romance as Getz’s saxophone scurries and spirals around her.

From New York Times Jun. 6, 2023

A woman who, on the rare occasions she is seen, scurries to the shops and hurries straight back.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2022

She scurries out of the hall to hide in the living room, probably listening to make sure I send him away.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman



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