flaking

verb

present participle of flake
as in peeling

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  1. peeling
  2. scaling
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  • On the day Al-Zaharnah monitored the excavation, the crews were working at a painfully slow pace, peeling back the pancaked layers of the building one by one.
    — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • But shortly after the work finished, peeling paint and algae gathered in the water.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 9 July 2026
Definition of peeling
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  • The real prize is not replacing human expertise but scaling it, especially as experienced operators retire.
    — Frank Carnevale, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The company plans to eventually have tens of thousands of driverless taxis made per year, starting with the Ojai, then scaling using the IONIQ 5s.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of scaling
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