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Last Samurai Standing is set in 1878 Japan, the post-samurai period when these famed warriors had — along with their swords — been left on society’s scrap heap, as the country’s feudal system came to an end.
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Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
In his stead at the moment is Ryan Yarbrough, the veteran finesse lefty who Cashman snapped up off the scrap heap after his release from the Blue Jays in March and has pitched well in all four of his starts and one long relief appearance.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Postwar Keynesian dogma should follow postwar Mercantilist dogma onto the scrap heap of history.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Likewise, a page not clearly designed to steal login credentials goes on the scrap heap.
—PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
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Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
In his stead at the moment is Ryan Yarbrough, the veteran finesse lefty who Cashman snapped up off the scrap heap after his release from the Blue Jays in March and has pitched well in all four of his starts and one long relief appearance.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Postwar Keynesian dogma should follow postwar Mercantilist dogma onto the scrap heap of history.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Likewise, a page not clearly designed to steal login credentials goes on the scrap heap.
—PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrap%20heap. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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